Five months ago, I left a large company to go work for a small company and haven’t regretted it a day since. I should clarify that this is not meant to be a broad strokes indictment of large companies or to say that I’ll never work for one again. Working for an established company definitely […]

In a time of constant movement, constant communication, continual achievement and an ongoing list of to-dos, at the end of the day we feel we’ll never get ahead. It seems like our days are controlling us, rather than us controlling them. This constant busyness can actually take you off course from your high-value goals; hurt […]

I just finished reading Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, and the “Are You My Mentor?” chapter really stood out for me. It highlighted an issue I’ve grappled with for years: how awkward and ineffective a formal mentorship can be. There’s already plenty of advice for young people on how to be good mentees. But as someone who […]

How can you link up for coffee with someone who you’ve only connected with on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn? According to an Academia.edu study, there is a tremendous connection between your online and offline relationships. According to their findings, “the average American has 634 ties in their overall network and technology users have bigger networks.” […]

A lot has been said about the process of launching a startup, but not everything you’ve heard is true. From loneliness to funding, look below for a list of 7 common myths about starting a company. Myth #1. Launching a startup is a lonely business Today there’s a large community of people who share your startup […]

So you work for a startup that has raised gobs of VC money and is about to be sold for many millions of dollars. Great, right? Not exactly. If the liquidation preference overhang looms, you may walk away with nothing. The liquidation preference overhang is kind of like musical chairs when a company gets sold, […]

We sat down with Sonia Sahney Nagar, the founder of Pickie, for Do What You Love — a new series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies. Here’s what she shared: I studied mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan and got my start in tech a little bit there. I used to spend my summers programming for a […]