Companies, industries, and how things get built.
More than half of 2025's seed and Series A capital went to founders who had already led a VC-backed company. The gap isn't perception. It's contract terms, timelines, and valuations, all measurable, all in the founder's favor.
A wearable that reads cortisol through skin. A Canadian telehealth startup doubling its Series A in a year. Here's what the checks say about where investors think the next decade of women's health spending goes.
More and more people are opting to add a side hustle to their resume, not just to make more money, but as a way to pursue a passion.
A term sheet arrives with a cap table attached, and most founders skim it for the valuation number and sign. The document actually tells you what happens to your ownership in every scenario that follows, including the ones nobody mentions in the pitch meeting.
Vesting, buy-sell, deadlock, and what happens when someone wants out.
Twelve slides, what each has to prove, and the three that decide everything.
7(a) vs 504, personal guarantee reality, and the documents to have ready.
General liability, E&O, D&O once you have a board, and cyber once you hold data.
Federal and state tests, the penalties, and how to structure the switch.
The cold-outbound playbook: sourcing, the first email, the second meeting, and the close.
A monthly close in ninety minutes, and the chart of accounts to start from.
Seventy acquisitions in six months, on pace past a hundred for the year. For the first time, media companies were the largest category of buyer.
Learn how supporting and celebrating non-traditional families benefits communities. Discover the importance of inclusivity and find ways to support them.
Implementing sustainable business practices is crucial for women entrepreneurs. Discover seven sustainable practices that can help your business become more green and socially responsible.
Smaller and/or younger organizations can feel the pressure to just get the business up and running. The biggest issue in doing this is that many of us attempt to learn to run before we can walk, and this means making many mistakes along the way. Making mistakes is not an issue,
Getting your first book published doesn’t have to take several years. If you follow a proper plan, you get your work published without wasting time and effort.
The change you're looking for isn't over there in the distance. The change you're looking for is a purpose, person, or lifestyle you already have an affinity to.
Franci Neely is a retired lawyer and Houston-based philanthropist who paved the way for women in big law.
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