TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

We dropped the ball on responding to this quickly enough [and] with enough compassion. The conversation focused on three topics: what Launch House says it has done in the past, what it will do in the future and how it plans to build back trust with female founders in their cohorts.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The startup declined to name its crypto mining-related customers, but notably, Pipe had a public partnership with Compass Mining , a now beleaguered crypto mining company that is reportedly facing its own fair share of struggles. Got a news tip or inside information about a topic we’ve covered? There are other grumblings.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. Topics range from aging parents, marital strife, infidelity, disease, stress, life’s true mission, giving back – you name it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2021

While Equity usually keeps it light and punny, we chewed into a deeper topic this week: the morality of going public. How Robert Reffkin went from being a C-average student to the founder of Compass. Tesla taps tiny startup’s tech to build cheaper, cleaner batteries. Image Credits: Getty Images. The clash of the CFOs.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 15, 2020

The topic, said Fred with his flair for understatement, “is very important.” David Whyte , Crossing The Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity. Fred started this series inspired by Bijan who urged folks to “invest in your team, help them become better managers.”

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2011

I then debate the topic in the comments section and hope that we all learn from the conversation. Yesterday I combined these topics in post. And while I tried really hard to choose my language in the post carefully to NOT imply that, the truth is that my internal compass told me that the timing was wrong on a post like this.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

We have begun to see Big Pharma showing some interest in psychedelics, with Otsuka the most notable player to make investments in the space (Compass Pathways and Mindset Pharma). Has M&A appetite evolved in recent months? billion, and Pfizer buying Arena Pharma for $6.7 billion in part due to their cannabinoid portfolios.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2015

When you’ve been through the trenches together you have seen one’s moral compass and know who you can trust in good times and bad. Thank you to Randy Komisar for this quote that forced me to rethink this important topic. You know you’ve found a partner for life. Find ways of staying close with those people.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2013

I’ll be back to business topics by the next post. And if you are one of the lucky ones like me not prone to depression you need to have more compassion for people whose minds are wired differently. And this person is worthy of treatment, help, sympathy and compassion. I know it’s a strange topic to talk about.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Companies and brands that show compassion towards communities and environmental issues attract a more loyal base of consumers. As a content creator, he writes on topics connected to marketing, entertainment, lifestyle, food, and travel. Focus on Sustainability. The Covid-19 pandemic is a prime example of this scenario.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

Discussion topics in this episode include: Why start a franchise? And I think that now’s the time more than ever that kids are really listening to the right things on TV from preschool age and understanding about kindness and compassion. She studied childhood education and development in college, a lifelong passion.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

A little empathy, compassion and humility can go a long way. More on this topic later). In case you missed it, I wrote a feature last week on how Better.com taught us how not to downsize. Here’s to empathetic leadership as some startups potentially face tough times. Now on to funding rounds.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

When the topic of fertility comes up, we often hear hushed tones discussing someone else’s or their own journey through infertility. Nor is it typically a topic of discussion over holiday hors d’oeuvres. Sure, celebs have begun talking about it, but we’re rarely taught about it in health class.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2020

A fishbowl discussion is a strategy to foster productive conversations on a given topic. In part two, participants could choose from one of three breakout room topics for a more in-depth conversation. The topics were: . The event consisted of two integral parts: a fishbowl discussion and breakout groups.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2022

I was fortunate enough to have Amy Smith, the Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, share her perspective on this topic: “The start of the pandemic was a challenging time that provided many with the opportunity to pause, reflect and gain perspective, and this was no different for TOMS. Through empathy and compassion.

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Hunter Walk

MAY 29, 2022

Then, when I’m hit by a sudden motivation to write on a particular topic, I combine that with my two principles and I let the words flow. He is a true master of his craft and covers complex subjects with utmost clarity and compassion. AJ: I have a complete list of my favorite mental health and spirituality content here.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

I think what truly connected me to Shriya was her passion to the arts, her compassion to other people and people around us, and just your talent. Shriya Bisht: Sustainability, it’s such a broad topic and it’s a word that means different things to different people. Danielle Salinas: Yeah. Sustainability and Luxury Fashion.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

I felt that each of these experiences were data points – input – for me in establishing a compass for my own personal sense of the where the world would head. Take lots of inputs but then let your internal compass set your course. These topics all feature in the book. Challenge conventional wisdom. Fight monoculture.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2016

I wrote on the topic of black mistreatment in America 18 months ago after Eric Garner was killed and the officers weren’t charged. He then proceeded to tell me that after reading the post he actually felt relieved that I had covered the topic with humility, compassion and open-mindedness. Why wouldn’t we ALL speak up?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2016

I love reading non-fiction as a way to challenge myself to understand topics that stretch my understanding of the world around me. But it is also a book written with amazingly descriptive prose, cutting insights about society and compassion for the family unit. I love history and biographies and even novels that are “faction.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2018

Mostly, Mr. Rogers was about preaching love and compassion and tolerance and all of the lessons he took from The Bible but delivered in a secular way. he was singing out of love and compassion for a boy in need of up-lifting. If you watch it notice that Mr. Rogers looks in the boys eyes the entire song.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 22, 2021

You can’t track back through the actions of the Atlanta shooter without talking about not only all the factors that twist someone’s moral compass so badly, why he targeted this particular group, but also the ease at which he was able to act on his impulses so easily by purchasing a gun the same day as the shootings.

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