Monthly Archives: June 2017
Project Cohort raises $1.8M to help people promote their passions
Written on June 29, 2017 at 9:48 am, by Amanda Maestri
Project Cohort, a personal promotions platform, today announced that it has finalized a $1.8 million Series Seed investment. The oversubscribed round was led by Wildcat Venture Partners, with participation by Correlation Ventures, Thomvest Ventures and several angel investors. The company will use the funding to accelerate product development and invest in initial marketing efforts. As Continue Reading »
In Search of the Science of Sales
Written on June 23, 2017 at 9:05 am, by Amanda Maestri
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with a longtime colleague, Jim Hughes, founder of Quick Start Strategies, a leading-edge sales advisory firm singularly focused on ‘lead to cash’ for B2B companies. We discussed how the science of sales needs to be embedded in driving sustainable revenue growth and how companies can successfully traverse Continue Reading »
Bruce Cleveland Speaks at BunkerLab’s Bunker Brews
Written on June 15, 2017 at 12:13 pm, by Amanda Maestri
Bunker Brews are a great place to expand your veteran network, learn from experts, and be inspired to act on your own venture ideas. This month our very own Bunker Labs CEO, Todd Connor will be in attendance and our new Bay Area Executive Director, Justine Evirs will be moderating a discussion with Bruce Cleveland. DATE AND TIME Continue Reading »
In Pursuit of Becoming a Platform
Written on June 2, 2017 at 11:11 am, by Amanda Maestri
In 2006, after 20+ years in a various product management and engineering roles, I transitioned into an investor role. When I made that transition, although I had run a large engineering team at Apple for many years, I elected to invest exclusively in software startups building products used by businesses and business users. Since then, I Continue Reading »