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Fundraising 101

Fundraising 101

As I said in my first blog post, a CEO has two main jobs: Hiring and Fundraising. After leaving Scale, I spent several years as a GP at Backend Capital, where we funded over 140 pre-seed and seed stage companies. I’ve been pitched by thousands of startups. After being
Lucy Guo Jun 22, 2022
How to hire A+ talent

How to hire A+ talent

Back in the arena It’s no secret that I recently started a new company, Passes. We just entered our second month and have a headcount of 8 full-time, killer employees. As we near the end of our first round of hires, I want to reflect on my recruiting process.
Lucy Guo Jun 15, 2022
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