Are your investors double dipping in your startup?

I've been working with a number of small companies this year. I'm on a mission to help CEOs, especially women, figure out how to grow their businesses, manage their investors and boards and to create a level playing field for themselves. But as I have spoken to some of these CEOs I've seen several data points which are very worrying, and which I hope don't make a line! These data points are investors putting money in to companies, and then taking the money back out for services - so effectively [...]

By |2017-12-12T18:10:38-08:00August 8, 2016|Leadership|1 Comment

Living the Social Network: a Silicon Valley cliche

The Rosewood Hotel sits in the perfect location. At the intersection of 280 and Sand Hill Road with beautiful views of the Portola Valley hills it's surrounded by sleek offices dedicated to making money. The who's who of venture capital, private equity, and now even tech centered hedge funds for the guys who want to be where the real action is (and that's not New York if you are a geek investor).On any given evening the people watching in the Rosewood bar is better than any movie. Take an evening [...]

By |2017-12-06T17:06:51-08:00May 8, 2011|Equality|1 Comment
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