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Insights related to fostering innovative cultures, scaling teams and organizations, and other trends affecting entrepreneurs and investors.
Looking for Larry Ellison’s Glasses in the Pacific, and Other Tales from a Former Enterprise-Tech CEO
On this episode of Powered by Battery, we chat with Max Schireson, a Battery executive-in-residence who previously served as the CEO of open-source da…
This 850+ Employee Company Works 100% Remotely. Here’s How They Make It Work.
My first meeting with Clark Valberg, the CEO of digital product-design platform InVision*, took place in a New York City coffee shop. So did the next …
How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Calendar? Lessons in Office Productivity From Tim Campos
Tim Campos, the current CEO of intelligent-calendaring company Woven*, has some big ideas about how to shake up the online calendar and bring it into …
Networking: The Most Important Thing Women Should Do for Their Careers — But Aren’t
— Nancy Ham, CEO of WebPT Of all the lessons I learned early in my career, the ability to network strategically stands out as one of the most i…
Same Battery, New Brand Identity—Behind Our New Logo
Battery Ventures has been investing in innovative technology companies for 36 years—and during that time, we’ve consistently used the same brand ident…
Hiring A Recruiter: 3 Things Startups Should Know
If your startup is growing, you’re hiring. And if you’re hiring senior-level talent, you probably need an outside recruiter. Few in-house recruiters h…
The Bad Hiring Habit That Puts Your Company’s Reputation at Risk
I once worked with a first-time CEO who needed to hire a VP of sales. He wanted to take charge of the hiring process—then I learned he was preparing b…
What’s In, What’s Out, and What Never Left? Fortune 1000 Execs Talk Tech Trends at the Battery Executive Innovation Retreat
To kick off the new year, Battery and its partner Silicon Valley Bank hosted roughly 25 top technology executives at a two-day Innovation Summit in Na…
“Anecdata” – What’s Really Driving VC Investment Decisions
If you’re a venture investor, you do a lot of diligence work to ferret out promising companies. No doubt you look at lots of data to judge these poten…