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How do you create a diverse company? At the start. Calling all entrepreneurs

When we ran Knotel we tried hard to make it a diverse and inclusive place. In some ways it was: representation was pretty decent. ~50% women, about 15% African-American, and so forth. Our company looked like the communities it operated

How do you create a diverse company? At the start. Calling all entrepreneurs

When we ran Knotel we tried hard to make it a diverse and inclusive place. In some ways it was: representation was pretty decent. ~50% women, about 15% African-American, and so forth. Our company looked like the communities it operated

Webinar: Health + Office

Hosting a webinar Tuesday: Health + Office with the CEO of Radish Health, Dr. Viral Patel. What makes sense, what is bunk, and what is now actually possible for safely returning to the Covid-era office? RSVP here before 11am ET

Webinar: Health + Office

Hosting a webinar Tuesday: Health + Office with the CEO of Radish Health, Dr. Viral Patel. What makes sense, what is bunk, and what is now actually possible for safely returning to the Covid-era office? RSVP here before 11am ET

Personal CRM

I’m not a business man. I’m a business, man. – Jay-Z I am among the endless entrepreneurs who have dreamt over the years of a personal CRM. Well it exists. It’s HubSpot. Hat tip to David Teten. Hubspot lets you:

Personal CRM

I’m not a business man. I’m a business, man. – Jay-Z I am among the endless entrepreneurs who have dreamt over the years of a personal CRM. Well it exists. It’s HubSpot. Hat tip to David Teten. Hubspot lets you:

City, by Rae

Part of my process on making new companies is research, and part of my research is books. I love this part. On cities and neighborhoods, and the tech and commerce that enables them — enjoyed the scholarly classic City, by

City, by Rae

Part of my process on making new companies is research, and part of my research is books. I love this part. On cities and neighborhoods, and the tech and commerce that enables them — enjoyed the scholarly classic City, by

Popular Change

We try to make new companies that benefit people. Process The 2021 Ideas List Companies Aikito.co CornerUP.com Ratio21.com Dinara.com

Popular Change

We try to make new companies that benefit people. Process The 2021 Ideas List Companies Aikito.co CornerUP.com Ratio21.com Dinara.com

In the Know now has 50 episodes — guide to some favorites

The most recent episodes are fantastic: Frank Slootman of Snowflake Anil Dash on inventing social media and remembering social responsibility Saeju Jeong on creating the Noom app for healthier lives Abdur Chowdhury on guiding Twitter and post-social media Jared Hecht

In the Know now has 50 episodes — guide to some favorites

The most recent episodes are fantastic: Frank Slootman of Snowflake Anil Dash on inventing social media and remembering social responsibility Saeju Jeong on creating the Noom app for healthier lives Abdur Chowdhury on guiding Twitter and post-social media Jared Hecht

Why the price of oil matters to startups

Oil prices are going down. They are today lower than the bottom of the Great Recession fall. Partly because the US has continued to produce more, and probably the relative growth of some renewable use. Oil use globally growth pretty

Why the price of oil matters to startups

Oil prices are going down. They are today lower than the bottom of the Great Recession fall. Partly because the US has continued to produce more, and probably the relative growth of some renewable use. Oil use globally growth pretty

New podcast episodes: diversity and women in history

Two great new episodes are up on In the Know One is Bari Williams – a Silicon Valley all-star lawyer who happens to be one of the few African-American women in one of the ecosystem’s that struggles most with diversity.

New podcast episodes: diversity and women in history

Two great new episodes are up on In the Know One is Bari Williams – a Silicon Valley all-star lawyer who happens to be one of the few African-American women in one of the ecosystem’s that struggles most with diversity.

How to write a startup pitch

HT / Jason Freedman Seed deck:Need just design?  Use Konsus.  Cheap, fast.  No idea partner, just execution (spend ~500) Need design and familiarity specifically with seed decks?  use sketchdeck.  They’ve got templates and can force you a bit to think

How to write a startup pitch

HT / Jason Freedman Seed deck:Need just design?  Use Konsus.  Cheap, fast.  No idea partner, just execution (spend ~500) Need design and familiarity specifically with seed decks?  use sketchdeck.  They’ve got templates and can force you a bit to think

Haruki Murakami, the most annoying artist to take as inspiration

The writer is fabulous. So far have read Kafka On The Beach and now Men Without Women. The novel is magical and philosophical and meditative, and very teenage boy. The latter is a compendium of winning short stories. Mysterious narrative

Haruki Murakami, the most annoying artist to take as inspiration

The writer is fabulous. So far have read Kafka On The Beach and now Men Without Women. The novel is magical and philosophical and meditative, and very teenage boy. The latter is a compendium of winning short stories. Mysterious narrative