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Even in difficult times we see opportunities to build game-changing businesses.

Based on our experience of past periods of volatility, we want to share suggestions on how founders with pre-product market fit can best prepare for whatever lies ahead.

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Charting a path for young companies to adopt ESG practices from the start.

Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage of 10X Innovation Lab join us on our podcast Rise of the Next to discuss the importance of building a company with a global mindset from the start.

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We sat down with data guru Ganes Kesari, co-founder and Chief Decision Scientist at Gramener, to better understand the different types of cognitive bias that can influence data and product development, and strategies to work around them.

Ethical tech isn’t just a concern for Silicon Valley giants, early stage companies should be focused on it too.

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Startups in the space can factor future compliance costs into their budgets, and partner with peers to formulate industry-accepted guidelines. 

Kat Zhou, Product Designer at Spotify and creator of the Design Ethically Project, met with 500 Global recently to discuss ethical design and anti-patterns in technology.

People often think there’s a magic touch when it comes to creating company culture, but Sal Giambanco, PayPal’s VP of HR during its startup days, sees it differently.

500 Global hosted Mariah Lichtenstern, founding partner at DiverseCity Ventures, for a fireside chat to explore why DEI matters for early stage startups and how founders can implement DEI.

500 Global spoke to consultant Eliza Erskine to discuss the benefits of B Corp for startups and gain a deeper understanding of the process and requirements.

Alaina Harkness, Executive Director at Current, joined 500 Global to discuss why early stage companies need to think about water conservation now, and how they can approach stewardship and innovation when it comes to water.

To further demystify the art of negotiation, we tapped into the Dreamers & Doers collective to get the inside scoop on their best hacks.