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We Asked, They Answered: What Metrics Matter For Startup Founders?

We Asked, They Answered: What Metrics Matter For Startup Founders?

To separate signal from noise, we spoke to investors to uncover which metrics truly matter to them at various stages of the startup journey. Their advice can help founders avoid common pitfalls and focus on what metrics matter:

We Asked, They Answered: Best Advice From Fintech Leaders

We Asked, They Answered: Best Advice From Fintech Leaders

The Southeast’s business landscape is full of major FinTech players like First Data, WorldPay, Global Payments, TSYS, Equifax, NCR, Incomm, and Corpay. But it has also been fertile ground for the next generation of FinTech players, from unicorns AvidXchange in North Carolina and Greenlight in Atlanta to fast-growing

With The Suites, Founder Takes New Approach To Building A Business Community

Shimite Obialo was well aware of the statistics around Black and brown founders when she entered the VC startup space in 2017. The most recent data suggests that minority founders raised just 2.4% of all venture funding over the past six years. Obialo, a corporate finance attorney and entrepreneur,

6 Ways to Communicate Through Your Next Company Crisis Effectively

6 Ways to Communicate Through Your Next Company Crisis Effectively

As a startup founder, you’ll need to accept having the tough conversations. Not everyone is good at it, and many will say they hate it. But through all the stages and processes of scaling a business, there’s inevitably going to be a hiccup, or even an all-out

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Entrepreneurs: Here's How to Prepare for that Much-Needed Vacation

Going on vacation should signify rest and relaxation, but for many entrepreneurs, it signifies anxiety and the need to work remotely. In a culture of overwork and “sleep later” mentality, it’s easy to push taking time off by the wayside. In 2015, more than half of American workers left

This Perfect Founder Match Makes All Your Recruiting Dreams Come True

This Perfect Founder Match Makes All Your Recruiting Dreams Come True

It's no secret: startup life is stressful. Founders often complain about the difficulty of balancing the demands of being in charge of a growing enterprise with family commitments. Could making it a family affair — going into the startup trenches with your significant other — be the solution, or would