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Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, November 15, 2021 If you are an angel investor or venture capitalist, and unless you have been living in a cave in the mountains of Afghanistan without the Internet, you are aware of the mismatch of desire and results in the realm of finding and funding female founders. Maybe […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, November 8, 2021 by Neil Senturia Entrepreneurs and lawyers. Peanut butter and jelly. Right before our founder figures out product-market fit, total addressable market, financial pricing, customer acquisition, and does anybody really want to buy this idea, it becomes apparent to her that she is going to need some […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, November 1, 2021 by Neil Senturia A rule in my first book says that the entrepreneur needs to not only tolerate ambiguity but also, he/she needs to embrace it. Well, easy for you to say, but it turns out that the human brain is not wired to easily agree […]

By Barbara Bry Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, October 25, 2021 George Floyd. Climate Change. #MeToo. COVID. The world has changed, and businesses of all kinds are now facing intense pressure to increase their social responsibility. And that has led to the rise of the certified B Corporation, a unique designation that allows a […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, October 18, 2021 by Neil Senturia Here is a question for my readers. Feel free to weigh in. I will set the basic parameters. A senior management executive joins a startup, venture-backed company, growing fast, well-funded. After six months, he and his wife have a child. The paternity/maternity policy […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, October 11, 2021 When Lada Rasochova was raising money for an acne product, she was pitching primarily to male investors. “Even though 60 million Americans are afflicted with it today, the men in the room thought it was only a woman problem, even if they had it as teenagers […]