From the Investors 

Soraya Darabi of TrailMix Ventures explains that building an efficient life and living efficiently contribute to professional triumphs in "Why is Wellness the Key to Becoming a More Successful Business Person?"

First Round Review highlights eight of the most troubling employee types and tells you how to deal with the two personalities most commonly found in startups in "A Taxonomy of Troublemakers for Those Navigating Difficult Colleagues" 

Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures explores the four components of pricing that can you help you develop the right strategy for your business in "Ten Year's Worth of Learnings About Pricing"

Michael Descheneaux of Silicon Valley Bank shares his outlook for the VC industry and how the number of IPOs in 2017 impacted the venture community in "Q and A: The Rise of VC Mega-funds"

From the Operators 

Aytekin Tank of JotForm advises against focusing on acquiring customers and ignoring customer retention for business growth in "Find a way to do more for others than anyone else is doing"

Jurgan Appelo of Agility Scales improves upon the Lean Startup Model with a third P in "Pivot, Patch or Persevere (I Patched the Lean Startup)"

Gilles Samoun of Salesmachine thinks this key department in every organization should have the floor at board meetings in "The board meeting every investor should ask for"

From the Editors 

FullContact of Denver welcomes Mattermark users to their thriving community in "Identity resolution leader FullContact acquires Mattermark"