Collab Blog
Leveling Up
by Collaborative Team —Ryan Caldbeck wants to level the playing field.
Read morePutting Parents’ Oxygen Masks on First
by Collaborative Team —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 Collaborative Team —To start, I consulted the official definitions, to see if I could anchor in something that I understood well.
Read moreHydrating the World
by Collaborative Team —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 Collaborative Team —Marketing to kids is big business.
Read moreThe Baby-Sitters Club v2.0
by Collaborative Team —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 Collaborative Team —Shivani Siroya knows what it means to do your research.
Read moreEliminate the Friction
by Collaborative Team —When life hands Steven van Wel a frustrating problem, he builds a startup.
Read moreTalk It Out
by Collaborative Team —From cave drawings to Snapchatting, the way we communicate with each other has changed a lot.
Read moreInvesting in the next generation
by Collaborative Team —Investments in child development are creating tremendous opportunities to build massively successful businesses and have a positive social impact.
Read moreEight questions for Nicholas Negroponte
by Craig Shapiro —Nicholas Negroponte has been at the forefront of the digital revolution since the beginning.
Read moreStarting up to solve the right problem
by Collaborative Team —When Tristan Walker first heard about Foursquare, he knew that it was something he wanted to be a part of.
Read moreThe Villain Test
by Craig Shapiro —At Collaborative Fund, the first question we ask ourselves when evaluating a new investment opportunity is: If this startup becomes…
Read moreAiming higher
by Craig Shapiro —I saw this tweet from Donda and it got me thinking ….
Read moreSocial good practices for companies
by Craig Shapiro —Because of Collaborative’s focus on investing in companies that push the world forward, I often meet entrepreneurs who have a…
Read moreGetting creative within constraints
by Collaborative Team —Photo @MaxJoseph.
Read moreBuilding momentum vs. creating it
by Craig Shapiro —Venture capital is all about placing bets on the future.
Read moreQ&A with Chuck Templeton
by Collaborative Team —Chuck Templeton is a serial entrepreneur, founder of OpenTable, and former Director of Grubhub.
Read moreSocial fabric
by Craig Shapiro —How do we find and connect with people with whom we share common values…
Read moreTackle the Impossible vs. Navigate the Impossible
by Craig Shapiro —The qualities that interest me the most in entrepreneurs are those in direct conflict with each other, like the tension…
Read moreOur food system needs to be reshaped
by Craig Shapiro —Recently at Collaborative, we have been thinking a lot about food.
Read moreA history lesson with Tom McMurray
by Collaborative Team —From 1990-1998 Tom was a general partner at Sequoia Capital, one of the leading venture capital firms in the world.
Read moreHiring the best
by Craig Shapiro —The most common pain point amongst the companies we invest in is hiring great people.
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