Tips from a TechCrunch Editor and a PR Expert — Each week, I aim to help founders tell their stories and get their messages out mindfully. Sometimes that means convincing them to speak up; other times, I temper their hopes and help redirect their narrative down a new path. Listening to Josh Constine, now of SignalFire but a long time…

Iterative methods from a European VC firm’s VP Communications — It should surprise no one that venture capital is an increasingly competitive space. 📈 This is excellent for entrepreneurs who have greater choice in selecting long-term strategic partners. …

A Vision Lab Startup Makes Workplace Feedback Actionable — Wonderpath helps companies build high-performing teams with a collaborative, trusting culture. They’re building a next-generation feedback tool designed to make feedback continuous, actionable, and human. I spoke with Wonderpath’s Dafni Chontou and Tanya Sharma to hear about their entrepreneurial journey as one of the first startups in Earlybird’s Vision Lab.

How to benefit from a full-spectrum approach to interviewing — Navigating a career path is tough. Asking yourself – and the employer– the right questions can unlock clearer next steps. Guidance from people who have defined their own version of success helps, too. A second Clubhouse session with 4 Berlin-based product leaders called How to choose your next PM role…

Key insights from product-oriented minds gathered on Clubhouse — When a group of female experts in product development gathers online, you might be surprised by the range of routes they took to reach their current roles. But what’s even more surprising is the similarity of realizations once they have professionally “arrived.” …

A Clubhouse conversation explores AI in early-stage investment — Maybe you’ve heard the phrase ‘Venture Capital is broken’, but what’s behind that grim diagnosis, and what can be done to cure it? Recently, six thought leaders in venture capital came together on the Clubhouse app to talk about what might help. So what’s actually going on here? The very…

Roles models of all forms inspire on the ‘gram — While catching up on an Instagram Live Session (my version of attending events in this new reality,) I chanced upon a conversation between GDW Global Digital Women founder, author, investor (and one of my online heroes,) Tijen Onaran, and a new-to-me woman behind the Instagram account schoenwild. Their discussion in…

How I tackled 2020 might help you thrive in 2021 — I’m sure we can agree that 2020 was rough. Reflecting on a wild set of months behind us, I reached four understandings of what sustained my growth while keeping this year in check. I hope these takeaways are useful for you, too. 1. Listen to Experts. 🎤 Yes, of course, that applies primarily to scientists…

Insights from Anna Khan on Harry Stebbing’s ‘The 20 Minute VC’ — A recommendation heard frequently is that founders seeking funding should only talk with partners at a Venture Capital (VC) firm – you know, the ones who make the big decisions. Anna Khan is a General Partner at CRV but she will convince you otherwise. …