Jul 18, 2022Transition ReflectionsOver the past year, I have had several clients going through periods of transition. Some have been co-founders who realized that it was time for a more experienced leader to take their business to the next level. Some were just ready for something new. Others have shifted their roles from…Entrepreneurship10 min readEntrepreneurship10 min read
Jun 27, 2022Good For Her Welcomes Cohort Five!It’s that time of year when we get to announce that we have a new cohort at Good For Her (GFH). Cohort five has launched! We get an average of forty new applications each year and it was incredibly hard to narrow it down to this select group of exceptional…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Mar 10, 2022Walk The Talk…Every. Damn. DayOn March 8, 2022’s International Women’s day, from social media posts with the year’s theme of #breakthebias to the New York Times Crossword puzzle theme of women in history, we saw friends, colleagues and leaders across the country proclaim their respect for and commitment to women. It was inspiring to…Women5 min readWomen5 min read
Jan 14, 2022The Co — Founder CourtshipRecently, I was listening to the Huberman Lab podcast where Dr. Huberman interviewed Dr. Buss, a founding member in the field of evolutionary psychology and Professor of Psychology at UT, Austin, whose research centers around How Humans Select & Keep Romantic Partners in Short & Long Term Relationships. In the…Entrepreneurship10 min readEntrepreneurship10 min read
Aug 3, 2021Good For Her Announces Cohort Four!It is a great joy to announce that the fourth Good For Her (GFH) cohort has launched! With over forty applications this year, it was incredibly hard to select our next group of extraordinary women. Each cohort consists of only 8–10 members to foster the intimacy that we’ve learned creates…Entrepreneurship3 min readEntrepreneurship3 min read
Jul 21, 2021Founder Separation AnxietyYou’re the founder of a growing startup and it seems like just yesterday that you were a team of five, sharing a co-working space with one table and five chairs. …Management6 min readManagement6 min read
May 19, 2021On Hiring: Beyond The InterviewThere are no books you can read or blog posts you can scan that will guarantee that you make the right hire 100% of the time. From bad chemistry to misunderstandings about role expectations, even the strongest candidate may not work out. Also, despite best efforts, early stage companies or…Hiring7 min readHiring7 min read
Mar 8, 2021Paving The Way For Less Experienced Hires At Early StartupsSo many of the early stage companies I work with are struggling to hire talent. Despite the pandemic, they have raised capital and are looking to hire everything from engineering and UX to marketing, sales and support. You’d think with the pandemic there’d be a lot of people looking for…Careers7 min readCareers7 min read
Sep 9, 2020Startup CEOs wear many hats that they take on and off as company priorities ebb and flow.Startup CEOs wear many hats that they take on and off as company priorities ebb and flow. One moment they are the CFO and raising capital and the next they are the Head of Product and making critical roadmap decisions. As a quarter-end nears, they become heads of Sales and…Startup11 min readStartup11 min read
Jul 31, 2020Welcome GFH Cohort Three!I am so very pleased to announce that the third Good For Her (GFH) cohort has launched this week! Back in 2015, I noticed that there were a lot of male founders supporting each other. Some had informal monthly meetups for beers where they’d talk about leadership and fundraising challenges…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read