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David Rusenko Contributor David Rusenko is a full-time climate tech investor. He was previously the founder and CEO of Weebly, which sold to Square in 2018. Leeor Mushin is a principal at Floodgate Fund, where he focuses on application SaaS, climate and healthcare. He also is the co-founder of the...

Rule one: Don't throw out a number Founder of Unicorn Capital and Minimal Capital, Evan Fisher's pitching and investor strategy has helped startups raise more than $2.5 billion. More posts by this contributor The pre-pitch: 7 ways to build relationships with VCs Don’t send VC a cold deck ever again: Start...

Ketan Karkhanis Contributor Ketan Karkhanis is the executive vice president and general manager of Sales Cloud at Salesforce. As uncertainty pervades the economy, maintaining profitability ratios and increasing revenue has never been more important. This decade is showing signs of becoming one of the most challenging landscapes to grow a business as...

Max Schireson Contributor Max Schireson is an operating partner at investment firm Battery Ventures. He was previously the CEO of database company MongoDB. More posts by this contributor Tracking the explosive growth of open-source software The Money In Open-Source Software It’s always hard to run a startup, but at least in 2021, you knew what you...

Adam Sandman is the founder and CEO of Inflectra, a maker of software test management, application lifecycle management and automation platforms. When it comes to user-centered design (UCD), the goal of each design process is the same: create a great product for your end-users. In normal economic times, the...

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: My...

Sylvain Kalache Contributor Sylvain Kalache is the co-founder of Holberton, an edtech company training digital talent in more than 10 countries. An entrepreneur and software engineer, he has worked in the tech industry for more than a decade. Part of the team that led SlideShare to be acquired by LinkedIn,...

Jeremy Abelson Contributor Jeremy Abelson is the founder and lead portfolio manager of Irving Investors. Combining his experience as an operator and institutional investor, Abelson runs Irving as a multistrategy platform making long-term durable investments in both the public and private markets. More posts by this contributor What am I worth now? For...

Devin Abbott was founder of Deco (acquired by Airbnb) and specializes in design and development tools, React and web3 applications, most recently with The Graph. It’s too early to predict all the implications of the recent Ethereum blockchain Merge, but it definitely addresses the most frequent (and valid) criticism...

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: How...