Founders: Start Writing a Monthly “Friends & Family” Email

How our monthly Advisor Update email is…

4 Steps to Defining Your Startup’s Culture (and Why It’s Important)

Almost two years in, we couldn’t be prouder of the team we’ve put together. Cliche perhaps, but 100% true: team is everything. It drives the quality of our product, the delight of our customers, our ability to…

I received over 60 sales emails when we raised funding — here’s why none resonated

It’s always exciting for a startup to announce a new funding round. What a great opportunity to attract new customers, reinvigorate old customers (“I told you we’re here to stay!”), get on…

Is Prague the Next Silicon Valley

Where is the next Silicon Valley? Move over London, Berlin, Paris, and Tel Aviv. Step back Moscow, Istanbul, Helsinki, and Amsterdam. The next Silicon Valley might be Prague — one of the most beautiful cities in the world and the mecca for Central and Eastern European…

Insights from #PostSeedConf: the best tech event of the year.

The Unbundling of the Sales Rep

Sales has become sexy. The modern sales rep looks nothing like yesterday’s used car salesman. Ambitious business folks are clamoring for quota-carrying seats, perhaps driven by the hyper-growth of technology companies that sell complex products to large customers. Reps are…

Why Our Sales Team Impacts Product Just as Much as Engineering Does

One of the most rewarding aspects of working in sales at a startup is that you get to build a new product entirely from scratch. Even if you can’t write a line of code, you play a pivotal role in shaping the…

8 Traits to Look for in an Early Startup Employee

What we look for in our early hires, explained in…

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