Lessons from the Trenches
John Zimmer: We’re focused on the two trillion dollar opportunity
"Spending a lot of time on things that are out of our control is not super productive."
Susan Lyne: "Sometimes it takes a fight"
From Jane Fonda and Martha Stewart to Shonda Rhimes and Patty Hearst. Few people’s careers have intersected with as many media legends as Susan Lyne.
Aaron Hirschhorn: The $70 million dog sitter
Co-founder and CEO of DogVacay on deliberate growth, watching dogs to make ends meet and building a business on trust.
Jerry Yang: I was my favorite Yahoo! CEO
The Co-Founder of Yahoo talks about how he pulled off one of the best investments in tech history, what he’s doing now, and how to win in China.
Jennifer Justice: If bitch means being good, then great. I’m a bitch.
As President of Corporate Development at Superfly, Jennifer Justice is an industry powerhouse. Here, she shares stories of resilience and the power she gained after becoming a mother.
Andrea Berry talks about her new startup, Fluidity.Love
Fluidity.Love is a content site with articles, advice, and data on how to celebrate and be supportive of gender fluidity at home and in the workplace.
Making Room at the Table: An interview with Sallie Krawcheck
The Founder of Ellevest talks about her experiences as one of the most senior and prominent women in the financial world, and why she left Wall Street on a mission to close the gender investing gap.
Sometimes these things have a way of working out: Drew Houston on turning his own disorganization into a $10bn company
Now that Dropbox is finally poised to go public there will be two storylines to watch.
“Beyond the Series B”: What Silicon Valley’s biggest stars “believe” (That nobody else does)
Magic, an end to venture capital, and the problem when your only goal is getting rich.
Beyond the Series B: When to quit, when to sell, and when to double down
It’s the question nearly every entrepreneur faces, whether their business is doing great, failing, or somewhere in between...
Scaling your startup with Soul
The Co-Founders of SoulCycle share how they took their business plan scrawled out on a napkin and scaled it into a spinning phenomenon that is sweeping the nation—one stationary bike at a time.
“I was working so hard, I was so exhausted and I was so invisible”
Caitlin Freeman on becoming a pastry chef, an entrepreneur, a stay at home mom, and now an entrepreneur again.
"The Wrong Kind of Money"
Elon Musk, Fred Wilson, Brian Chesky, Kevin Systrom, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amorusa, Michelle Zatlyn, Julie Hanna, and Susan Lyne discuss the money you *shouldn't* take.
How Stitch Fix built an IPO-worthy ecommerce company in an Amazon world
After several seasons of drought, the IPO market for consumer tech may be finally seeing signs of life.
Sheila Marcelo: Timing Isn't Everything
Sheila Marcelo, Co-Founder and CEO of Care.com talks about the winding road she took - from a small coconut farm in the Philippines to becoming one of a handful women CEOs leading a publicly traded company.
Jen Bekman: "There's been collateral damage and we're soaking in it"
What one founder learned the hard way.
Erin Levine’s five empowering little words: “I’ll see you in court”
Recently, I came across a startup that’s focused on a yet-undisrupted opportunity: Divorce.
Beyond the Series B, Episode Three: The Great Rivalries of Silicon Valley
David v. Goliath, David v. David, Founder v. Founder, Founders v. VCs, and VCs v. VCs.
Naval Ravikant: "There's no doubt you're better off after selling your company for a zillion dollars"
Going beyond Beyond The Series B.
“In order to jump off the cliff, you have to really believe you can assemble a plane on the way down”
Episode number two of “Beyond the Series B” is here
"I almost lost my leg to a crazy guy with a Geiger counter": Max Levchin and other Valley icons share their stories of luck
"There is no question that you are better off than you were before you sold the company for a zillion dollars."
“We want to be everywhere diners are”: Grubhub may not be “disruptive” but it’s acquisitive AF
Windy City revenge: A trio of deals, suddenly gives Grubhub double the market share of anyone else. Can Amazon still crush it?
The reason Elon Musk beat Fisker is the reason he’ll beat Uber (and the rest)
“You only build value in a company if you're doing hard work to solve tough problems. That's why companies are valuable.”
Chad Dickerson: “There’s something about losing that makes you better.”
The former CEO of Etsy talks about his unconventional journey at the helm of 1.8M DIY-or-DIE crafters.
Ben Lerer: "We're in 1985 all over again"
It's hard to decide who has changed the most: Thrillist or its co-founder and CEO Ben Lerer.
Staying Cool: An Interview with Drew Houston
Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox talks about his YC experience, funding and the not-so-good times.
I'm doing just fine after deleting all my online accounts, thanks for asking
But ho, ho, ho! Who's got the last laugh now?
“The problem was we tried to disrupt it”: How Daniel Ek disrupted… disruption
Spotify is stuck in between the RIAA and Wall Street. Here’s why that’s not as disastrous as it sounds.