Published inInitialized CapitalAbodu: A Fast, Scalable Way to Start Fixing The West Coast’s Housing ShortageFor the past six years, a pet hobby — actually, an obsession — of mine has been America’s housing shortage. Since the 2008 financial…Oct 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020
Published inInitialized CapitalThe office is dead. Long live the office.How HelloOffice CEO Justin Bedecarre sees commercial tenants crafting spaces post-COVIDSep 3, 2020Sep 3, 2020
Published inInitialized CapitalCuldesac Re-Imagines What American Neighborhoods Could Look Like in a Post-Car WorldGrowing up in the suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, it was always puzzling why the region couldn’t transition its sprawling…Nov 19, 2019Nov 19, 2019
Published inInitialized CapitalLanded Keeps Cities Affordable For TeachersWhy Initialized is Proud to Back Their Latest $7.5M Funding RoundApr 5, 20191Apr 5, 20191
Published inInitialized CapitalThe Basics of Branding for StartupsHow brand strategy plays into product adoptionMar 4, 2019Mar 4, 2019
Published inInitialized CapitalHow You Can Save Net Neutrality in California This WeekWith FCC chairman Ajit Pai abolishing comprehensive net neutrality protections that prevent ISPs from interfering with Americans’ choice of…May 29, 2018May 29, 2018
Published inInitialized CapitalWhy Initialized is Backing Seneca to Bolster Communication, Responsiveness From Local GovernmentIt is said that city and municipal governance is the most intimate type of governance.Feb 27, 2018Feb 27, 2018
Published inInitialized CapitalHow To Build and Run A Geographically Distributed Engineering TeamAt Initialized Capital, our share of investments outside the Bay Area has ticked up to about one-quarter of our most recent fund as the…Feb 15, 20186Feb 15, 20186
Published inInitialized CapitalTaking Care of Your Health While Running A StartupThe first time Zachariah Reitano founded a startup, he went through the Y Combinator program and found himself rushing back and forth…Jan 16, 20182Jan 16, 20182
Published inInitialized CapitalInstacart’s Lead Product Designer on Creating A Design SystemJordan Staniscia tried — and claims he failed — multiple times to create a single, re-usable design system for all of Instacart’s visuals…Sep 29, 20174Sep 29, 20174