Coronavirus Has Made Social Media Social Again

Snapchat, Zoom and private Facebook groups are having a moment amid the coronavirus crisis. But will they remain popular once all this is over?   A curious thing has happened to me during the coronavirus pandemic: I’ve actually started to enjoy social media again.   I’ve been doing regular Zoom calls with friends as far…

Quibi Is Here! And it’s… Fine?

The new streaming service is off to a lukewarm start, but its existence is further proof of the growing influence of video. Sound the trumpets, raise the banners and prepare a royal feast, because after long last, Quibi, the highly-anticipated new streaming video service, is finally here! After two years of development and nearly $2…

Coronavirus Has Revealed Just How Broken Our Information Ecosystem Is

The only way to fix it is to support professionally-reported, trustworthy journalism outlets. The coronavirus pandemic has been a sobering reminder about the fragility of human life and modern civilization writ large. Valuable institutions we typically take for granted — our medical system, public transportation, our food supply chain — have been severely affected or brought to a complete…

This fundraising tool stack helps startups raise VC efficiently

  Startup fundraising can be brutal. Foundersuite’s software provides founders with tools to help find and pitch investors, track the outreach and develop pitch decks, cap tables and term sheets based on a range of helpful templates. While venture-backed startups are frequently criticized for homogenous leadership teams, Foundersuite CEO Nathan Beckord says that is changing:…

3 Things Great Leaders Do Every Day

1. Spend 30 minutes a day using your own product. “Use it or lose it”, says Reverb.com CEO David Kalt. Ahhhh, can you say that again? “Use your product at least 30 minutes every single day.” That’s it. And most of us missed it. As David tells it, nearly all of his success – and…