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...
On today’s show we welcome Carmine Gallo, a business communication expert, internationally popular keynote speaker, and author of several bestselling business books like Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, and his latest, Five Stars: The...
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...
If you’re a fan of Friends like we are, you might remember that time when Ross became a professor and gave his first lecture. First, he met his pals at Central Park and did a run-through, replacing his normal cynical and fatalistic temperament with an even...
