Growth Equity: An Insider's Look
Melanie Nabar, Principal at Volition Capital, explains how growth equity works and why raising a big round can still leave a founder with nothing at exit. She also covers when it makes sense to raise money and when to wait.
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Growth Equity: An Insider's Look
Melanie Nabar, Principal at Volition Capital, explains how growth equity works and why raising a big round can still leave a founder with nothing at exit. She also covers when it makes sense to raise money and when to wait.
Why Throwing More Testers at an App Is Not Always Better
Pramin Pradeep, founder of BotGauge, explains why one company hired 25 QA testers and still hit only 56% coverage, and how AI agents change the math on software testing.
He Built a Dating App That Has No Swiping (Here's Why)
Richard Decker, founder of Authenti, explains why his dating app drops swiping and public profiles, and why he thinks real connection should start before anyone sees your photo.
The One Tool That Replaces Your Whole Affiliate Stack
Alex Standiford, founder of Siren, explains how one incentive engine can run affiliate, referral, sales, and partnership programs without a pile of separate tools.
The Truth About Company Knowledge. This Is What You're Missing.
Daniel Fallmann, founder of Mindbreeze, argues that most AI projects fail on business knowledge rather than the model. He explains why enterprise AI is really a knowledge problem.
The Hidden Network That Keeps America's Supply Chain Running
Dean Vicha, president of NationaLease, explains how a 1944-founded network of more than 1,000 family-run truck leasing companies quietly keeps America's supply chain moving.
Burn Tokens, Not Headcount: How Small Teams Should Hear That AI Phrase
A phrase from a recent AI talk is making the rounds. Armando reframes 'burn tokens, not headcount' into a useful question for small business owners.
Why Your First AI Project Probably Shouldn't Be a Chatbot
Chatbots look impressive, but if your workflows are broken a chatbot just moves the bottleneck. Armando explains how to pick the right first AI project.