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How much should I pay my first employees? Compensation strategy for founders
  One of the most common challenges that you’ll face as a startup founder is growing your team—from sizing the employee option pool (ESOP) to sourcing quality talent, all the way through writing an attractive offer letter. There are two compensation-related questions that every founder needs to answer: How do I find great candidates? When […]
How to Raise a Round Podcast: Flockjay’s $11M Series A, with CEO Shaan Hathiramani
 In our second episode of How to Raise a Round, we sit down with Shaan Hathiramani—CEO of the remote sales training academy, Flockjay—to hear the inspiring story behind his $11 million Series A. Along the way, we learn: How to navigate delicate conversations with investors when they want to give you money, but also […]
The Fast & The Curious: Sindhu Joseph, founder & CEO of CogniCor
Interested in reading our interviews with the other Fast & Curious honorees? Head over to the nominee hub to meet the rest of the Curious Six. “I work in Silicon Valley. I know there are a lot of accelerators here, and a lot of unicorns are being produced. In the Midwest and other parts of the […]
The Fast & The Curious: Kushal Byatnal and Joe Albanese, co-founders of Stir
Interested in reading our interviews with the other Fast & Curious honorees? Head over to the nominee hub to meet the rest of the Curious Six. “What’s most impressive to us is how On Deck has grown without diluting the brand at all. They’ve kept the bar extremely high, and people love the program (including us). […]
The Fast & The Curious: Guilhem Herail, founder & CEO of Hermes Robotics
Interested in reading our interviews with the other Fast & Curious honorees? Head over to the nominee hub to meet the rest of the Curious Six. “I’ve been attracted to YC’s values for a very long time. They’re building not just an accelerator program, but an entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. They’ve done an incredible amount for the […]
Carta Conversations: Denise Woodard, CEO of Partake Foods
On February 24th, Mita Mallick – Carta’s head of Inclusion, Equity, and Impact –  sat down with Denise Woodard – founder and CEO of Partake Foods – for a wide-ranging discussion about her journey as an entrepreneur, fundraising highs and lows, and the challenges of being a female founder of color in today’s startup world. Upbringing […]