Posts tagged startup advice
Combining Passion and Career: Scott Rostan, CEO of Training The Street

Scott Rostan is the Founder and CEO of Training The Street, a company that specializes in Finance, Investment Banking, and Financial Modeling Training. Rostan’s executive seminar covered topics ranging from his own career path to pertinent job advice for members of the Millennial and Gen-Z generations. 

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Duolingo Preserves Endangered Languages

Duolingo has just added two new endangered languages to its free educational app. In this article, Anne Wen examines the implications of Duolingo’s pivot to endangered languages.

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An Interview with Frida Polli (Co-Founder and CEO of pymetrics): Using AI in Recruitment, Pivoting from Research to Business, and Creating a Flexible Work Culture

Frida Polli, CEO and Founder of pymetrics, explains why algorithmic specificity matters in the future of AI-based recruiting and how to create a flexible work culture that won’t negatively impact productivity.

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Max Makeev on Entrepreneurship, Remote Work, Startups and More

Max Makeev is the Co-Founder of Owl Labs and the creator of Meeting Owl -- a smart 360° video conferencing camera that aims to serve as a bridge between the 40 million office conference rooms around the world. Owl Labs is disrupting the way firms get things done, and is taking connectivity to a new level.

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Democratizing Investing in India: Prateek Swain on GreenTiger’s (YC S’19) Founding Journey

Prateek Swain is the co-founder and CEO of GreenTiger, a startup that seeks to provide Indian citizens with the ability to invest in US capital markets with zero commission trades. In this exclusive interview, Prateek shares how the idea came together and advice for other student entrepreneurs looking to apply to Y Combinator and break into the startup world.

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Marissa Alden in Creating Sawyer as a Modern Approach to Parenting

Marissa Evans Alden is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and founder with more than a decade of experience in startups. She currently serves as CEO and Co-Founder of Sawyer, which connects children, parents, and providers of the best enriching childhood experiences through a suite of industry-leading technology solutions with a goal to ensure every child has the opportunity to discover their own love of learning.

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Shawn Nelson on Building a Retail Company, Adapting to the Trade War, and What Keeps Him Up in the Morning

From selling bean bags in college to debuting his company on the stock market, Shawn Nelson, the founder and CEO of Lovesac, talks about Lovesac’s commitment to making consumers buy better, the implications of the US-China trade war on retail, and the importance of grit in entrepreneurship.

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Interview with Sara Mauskopf

Sara Mauskopf is the CEO and co-founder of Winnie, a platform that helps modern parents find local daycare, preschool, and more. Winnie is growing fast with over 2M users in 10K cities across the United States. Prior to Winnie, Sara held product leadership roles at Postmates, Twitter, YouTube and Google.

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