It’s likely that over the past few weeks you’ve caught a glimpse of Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes. Whether you’ve seen the giant billboards for the HBO documentary The Inventor, or you’ve read one of the countless articles about her...
I am a female co-founder of a technology startup. This means that I’m somewhat of a unicorn. It’s not news that women are severely underrepresented in founder or tech roles in startups. Yet, there’s not a lot of data reporting on this topic. When I...
As the parent of two teenagers, one who just finished the college admissions process, I was justifiably outraged at the news of the college admissions scandal that involved more than 50 wealthy parents along with top college coaches, testing proctors, and led by a...
As startup founders with a product designed to help people improve their communication skills, my partner and I assumed pitching investors was one worry we could scratch off our list. But this was far from the case. We quickly discovered we had a lot to learn. At the...
My co-founder, Tim Wikstrom, and I had been friends for several years before we began our startup. We had worked together, formed a very close friendship and, when he was thinking about building a new business and invited me to join, I didn’t have to give it a...