How to Give Feedback and Why I’ve Been Doing It All Wrong

This is How to Build Trust with Your Investors Beyond Your Actual Pitch

The Founder Wellness Pact: How Accelerators are Addressing Depression Among Founders

Most of us have experienced depression or anxiety in one form or another. Whether we have personally faced it or watched a family member or founder struggle through it, we’ve seen how…

What Are You Building & Why?

I start every GAN Ventures diligence meeting with the same question: “What are you building and why?”

I love this question because it is so simple, but incredibly revealing. By the time I’m asking the question, I’m pretty familiar with the company —…

It’s All About World Domination

It’s pretty easy for a startup’s goal in life to be “world domination”. You hear it in pitches all the…

How the “Appreciate” Changed our Company Culture for the Better

I’m always a little amazed that we can work around other humans on a regular basis. It’s no surprise, I mean if we take an inventory of how often we feel slighted or moderately bothered by one of our colleagues, it’s…

It’s a New Year. Is It Time for a New Job?

Our team takes about two weeks off at the end of every year and the holiday break…

Are You Really Listening?

I was behind a woman at Williams Sonoma this past week and saw an interaction that I, unfortunately, see all the time.

You’ve seen it, too. The conversation looks something like this: