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Roman Kumar Vyas Contributor Roman Kumar Vyas, CEO and founder of Refocus, is a serial entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience in fintech, edtech, startups and digital transformation. He is also a mentor at 500 Startups and an angel investor. While some experts expect a second honeymoon period for edtech,...

My company just had its best quarter ever. As its founder and CEO, I am proud to say that I wasn’t there for most of it. I had a good excuse, though: I was on parental leave raising my first child. Since starting this company, I had not taken...

Alex Lychak is head of product at Nebula, an IT company with Ukrainian roots that develops mobile applications and web products. Last year was akin to a ride through hell. Global macroeconomic instability, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, funding shortfalls, supply chain disruptions and many other factors made running a...

Jonathan Martinez Contributor Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who's helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor 4 video content tips for your startup’s growth marketing Teach yourself growth marketing: Which metrics really matter? Whether you’ve just secured some VC funding...

Nathan Beckord Contributor More posts by this contributor Cold outreach with a warm touch: Here’s the fast pitch we emailed to investors A 7-step method for running effective pitch meetings The founder of Captain, Demetrius Gray, has raised an impressive $107.3 million so far, but he’s no first-timer. While his first startup, WeatherCheck,...

Jon Siegler, co-founder and chief product officer of LogicGate, has over a decade of experience in designing customer-centric enterprise risk and compliance systems. Many cybersecurity professionals, if not all, have experienced that “after the breach” feeling — the moment you realize you’ll have to tell your customers their...

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Dear Sophie: What...

Technical interviews are a black box — candidates usually are told whether they made it to the next round, but they rarely find out why. Lack of feedback isn’t just frustrating for candidates; it’s also bad for business. Our research shows that 43% of all candidates consistently underrate their...

Ardy Esmaeili Contributor More posts by this contributor What US startup founders need to know about the R&D tax credit Trends indicate that a majority of businesses plan to fully adopt software as a service (SaaS) by 2025, and if the past is any indicator, that means state legislatures are working hard...

During the darkest days of the pandemic, money was no object in many developed markets. Governments, public sector organizations and many private companies moved heaven and earth to ensure public safety and adequate supply of core services. Quite clearly, spending reached unsustainable levels. But 2022 was the year when this...