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6 career options for ex-founders seeking their next adventure

David Teten Contributor More posts by this contributor How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds 5 innovative fundraising methods for emerging VCs and PEs Hey, founders between gigs: What now? If you exited your last company for airplane money and are now independently wealthy,…

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How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds

David Teten Contributor More posts by this contributor 5 innovative fundraising methods for emerging VCs and PEs How to attract large investors to your direct investing platform Paulina Symala Contributor Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? There are relatively few jobs directly inside private…

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Dismantling the myths around raising your first check

As startups and venture capital grow in tandem, fundraising has gone from a formal affair on Sand Hill Road to a process that can happen anywhere from Twitter to Zoom. While fundraising may no longer require a trip to California, it might depend on whether you got an invite to…

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Poor onboarding is the enemy of good hiring

Daniel Chait Contributor Daniel Chait is co-founder and CEO of Greenhouse Software, a recruiting software company that automates and simplifies best practices for hiring talent, and co-author of “Talent Makers: How the Best Organizations Win Through Structured and Inclusive Hiring.” The world of hybrid work is here, and the usual…

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Develop a buyer’s guide to educate your startup’s sales team and customers

Yousuf Khan Contributor Yousuf Khan is a partner at Ridge Ventures. Prior to joining Ridge, he was the first CIO of Automation Anywhere, CIO and Vice President of Customer Success at cloud-based AI platform Moveworks, as well as CIO of Pure Storage, Qualys and Hult International Business School. More posts…

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Want to double your rate of return? Seek counsel from experienced executives

Rob Olson Contributor Rob Olson is a partner and head of data strategy at M13, a venture engine focused on investing in the core technologies that are going to drive and change consumer behavior over the next decade. Does it really take an average of seven to eight years for…

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