by in Entrepreneurship, We Are PivotDesk
Soon after launching Been There, Done That, we heard from many of you that you wanted more — more coaching, more resources, and more access to the network of entrepreneurs PivotDesk has built. So, we started to host events designed to give you just that…more! Rather than limit the benefits of these events to attendees […]
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We partnered with Uncubed to bring you Entrepreneur Essentials, a 3-part series on the challenges ALL entrepreneurs face when starting a business: 1. How to pitch 2. Hiring and firing 3. Office space PivotDesk CEO and Co-Founder, David Mandell has seen it all throughout his career as a serial startup founder and Techstars mentor. Through […]
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A Finnish proverb says: “Happiness is a place between too little and too much.” This gets to the truth of the idea that we all need balance to perform our best. Being effective in the workplace requires this balance, and the avoidance of “too much.” We can’t write about habits without a nod to the […]
by in Entrepreneurship, We Are PivotDesk
We partnered with Uncubed to bring you Entrepreneur Essentials, a 3-part series on the challenges ALL entrepreneurs face when starting a business: 1. How to pitch 2. Hiring and firing 3. Office space PivotDesk CEO and Co-Founder, David Mandell has seen it all throughout his career as a serial startup founder and Techstars mentor. Through […]
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As a CEO, it’s easy to feel like the world is resting on your shoulders. You’ll lie in bed, thinking there is no possible way you can make it through the day ahead. Yet bowing out of the fight simply isn’t an option. At least, you shouldn’t let it be an option. PivotDesk CEO, David […]
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According to a 10-year study conducted by FirstRound Capital, companies with a female co-founder perform 63% better than all-male teams. As impressive as that statistic is, women are still less likely to be funded in comparison to men. Pitchbook discovered that only 9.7% of VC-backed companies have had at least one female founder since 2005. […]
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It’s a story aspiring entrepreneurs hear often: employers highlight the success their company has found through through a pinch of luck, a market need, and a clever strategy. But behind the glamour, the challenges of running a business can feel crushing — something entrepreneurs don’t always talk about in the spotlight. As Bob Parsons, the founder […]
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Last year, we shared with you how our decision to scale back our sales efforts to focus primarily on the NYC market ultimately led us to grow our revenue by 300% in a matter of months. That experience allowed us to learn a tremendous amount about our capabilities as a company, as well as the […]
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When promoting our webinar on how to create an effective relationship between product and UX, we made a pretty audacious claim… We said that nailing your product/UX team dynamic is even more important to your business than revenue. We thought some of you might give us a hard time with this one… But what we […]
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“All I wanna do is go the distance. And if I can go that distance…seeing that bell ring and I’m still standing, then I’ll know for the first time in my life, that I weren’t just another bum from the neighborhood.” – Rocky Balboa What the hell am I doing? I’m a grown man. I […]
