Tag: raising

After several frothy years, a nuclear winter descended on the VC and startup communities during the last 6 months of 2022. Fundraising plummeted, and valuations weren’t far behind. Most founders avoided raising follow-on rounds because they sensed the market was unresponsive. The ones who had ...

What does one do after experiencing a complete nervous breakdown? How does one recover from a series of events so traumatic that it’s hard to trust even the closest of friends? When is the right time to return to creating content? Lately I’ve been spending my share of time wrangling with...

You are a shareholder if you are reading this. It’s because you have the means to have access to this material, whether through a digital asset, like a laptop or a phone, or through knowledge from a design education. Somehow, someone has invested in you. Or perhaps it might even be on your own...

Learning disabilities in children often come with a myriad of challenges. When my daughter was diagnosed, I plunged into a world where patience became my best ally. Understanding her needs was crucial — how she learns differently and how epilepsy interplays with her cognitive abilities. It&rsq...

When my 9-year-old daughter, who is currently completing 5th Grade, decided to read “Watch Us Rise” by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan for a school project, I was thrilled to see her gravitating toward a book that dealt with important real-world issues. At the same time, I was a little appr...