Posts Tagged ‘Startups’
Founder Friday: What Should a Startup Outsource?
It’s no secret that founders and startup team members have to wear a lot of hats (could there be a bigger understatement?). And look, if you’re a founder and you are pitching investors, they want you to know your business inside and out. That doesn’t mean, however, that you should wear every hat. After all,…
Read MoreFounders Friday: This Tech Giant Launched On April Fools’ Day & That’s No Joke
This Founders Friday takes us to Silicon Valley on April 1, 1976. That’s right, April Fools’ Day. The startup founded on that day would be no laughing matter, however. It would become one of the most dominant and most profitable companies the world has ever known. So what company’s birthday is today? It’s none other than Apple. We’re not going to…
Read MoreFounders Friday: Women in VC
It’s another Women’s History Month-themed Founders Friday. Today’s feature is Women in VC. But what is Women in VC? Formally known as the Global Women in VC Directory, Women in VC is the largest community for female VCs. According to their application to join, the “directory is intended to increase collaboration, share deal flow, create connections, and provide more…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Melanie Perkins & Canva
Sticking with our Women’s History Month theme, today’s Founder Friday features Melanie Perkins, co-founder of Canva. For those that don’t create graphic and social media content, Cava is the “it” SaaS solution. Melanie’s story is awesome! Enjoy… The idea for Cavna came to her dating back to 2006. It was born out of the pain of teaching InDesign and Photoshop to…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Women in Startups
We thought we’d kick off Women’s History Month by sharing some great articles looking at the state of women in startups. The first place we’ll point you to is PitchBook‘s “81 female founders and investors to know.” They break down founders by focus area, which we like. Also, of the listed women, a good portion is investors, so…
Read MoreFounder Friday: The Launch of Black@
When our company first opened its doors, we primarily used LinkedIn to share our Founder Friday series. In January of 2021, we featured a startup from our hometown of Greenville, SC, Bandwagon. And while we love to celebrate what Bandwagon and their Founder & CEO, Harold Hughes, have built, Harold has a new initiative that we are excited…
Read MoreFounder Friday: PitchBook’s 66 Black founders and investors to watch in 2022
We are just past the midpoint of 2022’s Black History Month. Keeping with that theme, today we share PitchBook‘s recent post highlighting “66 Black founders and investors to watch in 2022.” PitchBook is one of our favorite resources for private market intelligence. Their blog is a “must follow” if you are in the startup world. So, if…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Black Founders Fund
Our Founder Friday posts will be celebrating Black History Month throughout the month. Today, we kick it off by taking a deeper look at the Black Founders Fund. One of the non-profits we proudly support is Goodie Nation. In 2020, Goodie Nation teamed up with Google for Startups to distribute $10M in non-dilutive funding (funding without giving up any equity) to 125+ Black-led…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Charlotte’s Amicus.io – Philanthropy-as-a-Service
We remind ourselves daily to be “for purpose” and not merely “for profit.” That’s why the company we are featuring in this week’s Founder Friday, Amicus.io, is a regional fintech startup that has caught our attention. Founded in 2017, Charlotte‘s Amicus has built a donor-advised fund (DAF) platform. Specifically, they are offering a solution that makes it easier for consumer banks, robo-advisors,…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Fantastic Lists for Startup Resources
We can appreciate that every ounce of research a founder puts into researching a tool or resource is time they aren’t spending growing their startup or cultivating their people. We often find ourselves in the same boat as we look at what resources we should use. Well, luckily, there’s a wealth of information that others…
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