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What A Time to Be Alive
by Morgan Housel —John D. Rockefeller was the richest man the world had ever seen.
Read moreWhat We’re Reading
by Collaborative Team —Here are a few good articles the Collaborative Fund team came across this week.
Read moreGood News: There’s Nowhere Left to Hide
by Morgan Housel —Here’s my theory.
Read moreSimple Rules of Capitalism
by Morgan Housel —You can’t accurately describe how complicated the global economy is.
Read moreWhen You Change the World and No One Notices
by Morgan Housel —Do you know what’s happening in this picture? Literally one of the most important events in human history.
Read moreHow Warby Parker, Casper, and Dollar Shave Club Are Inspiring a New Generation of Entrepreneurs
by Sophie Bakalar —By nearly any metric, it’s never been a better time to launch a consumer products company.
Read moreThe way we talk about exit matters.
by Collaborative Team —WalMart announced a $3.3B acquisition of Jet.com last week, accompanied by press (e.g.
Read moreConsumer Startups Are a Great Investment. Here’s Why.
by Sophie Bakalar —Last month, the $1 billion acquisition of Dollar Shave Club by CPG giant Unilever prompted headlines like “Who’s Next?” and…
Read moreThings We Make, Things We Grow
by Kanyi Maqubela —A few months ago I was having breakfast with a mentor and investor of ours, who said something very interesting…
Read moreA New Basis For Brand Loyalty
by Collaborative Team —Brand loyalty, for CPG and retail companies, can be tough to achieve, but once unlocked, can be a transformative force…
Read morePut down Pokémon Go, kids: there’s something better
by Lauren Loktev —For all its challenges, being a kid right now is pretty darn cool.
Read moreThe Business of Good Style
by Carly Ayres —Shirley Kurata was 19 when she decided to move to Paris to study fashion.
Read moreAdventuring with Sawyer, One Kids’ Class at a Time
by Carly Ayres —Marissa Evans Alden was a college student when she started her first company.
Read moreGrow the Pie (not Your Slice)
by Lauren Loktev —It’s incredibly common to hear the following as a seed stage VC: “I decided to hire [junior employee X…
Read moreLeveling Up
by Carly Ayres —Ryan Caldbeck wants to level the playing field.
Read morePutting Parents’ Oxygen Masks on First
by Lauren Loktev —Discussion about parental leave has reached a fever pitch these last few weeks, and it marks an important turning point…
Read moreWait, What Is Technology?
by Kanyi Maqubela —To start, I consulted the official definitions, to see if I could anchor in something that I understood well.
Read moreHydrating the World
by Carly Ayres —Mike Del Ponte was standing in a puddle of spilled water when he first got the idea for Soma, a…
Read moreThe Case for a Millennial Ronald McDonald
by Lauren Loktev —Marketing to kids is big business.
Read moreThe Baby-Sitters Club v2.0
by Lauren Loktev —At Collab+Sesame, we think that helping families is one of the most important ways to help kids.
Read moreDo Your Research Before Changing the World
by Carly Ayres —Shivani Siroya knows what it means to do your research.
Read moreEliminate the Friction
by Carly Ayres —When life hands Steven van Wel a frustrating problem, he builds a startup.
Read moreTalk It Out
by Carly Ayres —From cave drawings to Snapchatting, the way we communicate with each other has changed a lot.
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