Recent Posts by Amanda Maestri
Bill Davidow on risk taking and today’s startup innovation
In the years sinceBill Davidow co-founded Mohr Davidow Venturesin 1983, venture capital has changed dramatically. A period of capital scarcity has turned into an era of capital abundance, and hundreds of millions of dollars pour into big rounds. Powerful new companies, such as Google and Facebook, define the Silicon Valley landscape and benefit from new internet-focused business models. For Davidow, Continue Reading »
How the Chief People Officer is the CMO of the Employee Experience
New people I meet always ask me what I do for a living. When I reply “human resources,” they say something along the lines of, “Oh ….” There’s always that pause. When I start working with people, they say, “I don’t understand why you are in HR. You can do so much more!” But the Continue Reading »
The F-35 Is About to Get A Lot Smarter
A California company is looking to accelerate the Defense Department’s embrace of artificial intelligence, starting with some of its most important aircraft. War in the 21st century runs on data, a lot of it in the case of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Mission Data Files that inform F-35 deployments and missions can take up to 18 months to Continue Reading »
Aceable Secures $47M Series B to Fuel Nationwide Expansion of Course Catalog in Existing and New Verticals
Led by Sageview Capital, financing was driven by award winning culture, proven student outcomes and explosive growth AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Aceable, the leader in digital high-stakes education, announced a $47 million Series B led by Sageview Capital. The funds will be used to expand the company’s national footprint, grow the team Continue Reading »
Why We Invested in LeaseLock
Who Needs a Security Deposit? Too many of us are all too familiar with the burden of signing a new lease and its most dreaded sidekick, the security deposit. Just eleven days after I moved into my new apartment in the Pac Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, we met with LeaseLock, a startup that’s taking a Continue Reading »