Here’s why it is worth reading Gabrielle Zevin’s epic book 📚 — “To be half of two things is to be whole of none.” This line from Gabrielle Zevin’s achingly brilliant novel “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” stung me. Even though she was alluding to the mixed race of one of her endearingly complicated characters, the meaning could include other categories of experiences and identities. …

Q&A Session with Earlybird Venture Capital’s VP Comms for the Flyer One Venture’s Startup Community — In supporting a broad range of portfolio companies at Earlybird Venture Capital since 2020, I have seen a variety of ways that founders and teams can tell compelling stories and share those with the public. So when the Flyer One team asked me to share recent learnings, I hopped to…

Women Authors of Achievement Celebrates Two Years in Berlin — Story by Elisheva Marcus and photos by Anna Härlin & Alexandra Meister Are You In? We just experienced a milestone in Berlin: two years of a podcast celebrated over two days. This podcast has transcended FAR beyond a perfectly branded audio experience; it’s now an impressive community that uplifts and unites hundreds of…

A Story of Appearance, Disappearance, and Reappearance — I published this in 2015 on a website which ironically disappeared from the web. Some of my exhibition images also appeared in a Berlin Museum catalog, the SPK Magazin. Through Gmail, I recovered the content to share this newly edited version. Appearance and artistic existence are heightened…Read on! On a…

10 Tips to Guide You from a Public Relations Perspective — Deep tech startups are a special breed. As Forbes contributor Scott White points out in an excellent article shared by LinkedIn power user Michael Jackson: “A deep tech company is a very different beast than a typical technology company.” Such a company requires a different approach when considering investors, go-to-market…

SpaceFounders Session Insights for Startups Across Industries — SpaceFounders is an impressive organization and the first European space tech accelerator that remains quite independent and not corporation-backed. …

A Coffee with Startup OG & Angel Investor, Christoph Raethke — When given a chance to meet in Mitte with the OG of the startup capital of Germany, take it! And so it was, that after discovering our 400 shared LinkedIn connections, I had a good feeling that Christoph Raethke and I would have something meaningful to talk about. I was…

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. …