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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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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.

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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.

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

16 female founders have managed to take something as destructive as the COVID pandemic and use it as fuel to create something positive.

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Entrepreneurs across the United States – women, men, Black, Latine, Veterans, LGBTQ+ and more – are contributing enormously to the success of our economy. But do we know how much?

Four key pieces of advice from a Batch 2 founder.

Their insights provide a look into the inner workings of growing startups and the areas they’re choosing to focus on to ensure long-term success.

Republic hosted a webinar exploring the updated guidance and the impact new rules will have on the startup investment landscape.