Lessons from Scaling Pinterest, Tips to Hire More Diversely, and must-read posts by Sarah Tavel, Margaret Robertson, Bun Huh, and more.
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Monday, March 27, 2017

From the Investors

Sarah Tavel of Greylock Partners expands on what she learned from when she was involved with Pinterest from 5 employees through 650 in “Five Lessons from Scaling Pinterest

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Alex Mittal of FundersClub chats with Harry Stebbings of Atomico about how every VC firm is a marketplace, and the three main points of fundraising in “20VC: Alex Mittal” (podcast)

Peter Teneriello of Notley Ventures discusses alternative types of financing available to founders in “If Not Convertible Notes/SAFEs/Term Loans… Then What

Alex Iskold of Techstars provides examples and insights on why taking the time to craft an awesome product demo and will pay off in “Why Product Demo is a Secret Weapon of Every Single Startup

Jeremy Conrad of Lemnos Labs outlines five mega trends that make this the right time to start a robotics company in “The Time for Robotics Startups is Now

 

From the Operators

Margaret Robertson of PlayDots recommends to check the language of your job listing for vocabulary that has gender bias, openly communicate your diversity policy, and more in “Things That Help You Hire More Diversely.

Cadran Cowansage of Y Combinator surfaces a group of female engineers’ thoughts on what reasons may have prompted them to leave companies in the past, and what might motivate them to move out of a technical role in “How Can Managers Help Retain Technical Women on Their Team?

Damian Bradfield of WeTransfer shares WeTransfer's experiences scaling up, how to resist conformity as a startup, the benefits of doubt and how to use it to your advantage in “How WeTransfer Embraces Creative Tension to Scale” (Podcast)

Ben Huh, formerly of Cheezburger, breaks down his process for understanding how our emotions and brain chemistry affects your performance in “How to Use Both Your Wits in a Startup

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