Sheena Cruickshank stood in front of a crowd of millennials in flower crowns and harem pants.
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Climbing Into Old Age: 7 Senior Climbers Share Their Experience and Advice
Unlike many sports, climbing has a vibrant community of participants in their 60s and 70s. The Ironworks gym in Berkeley, California, calls these veteran climbers the Geriatric Crew.
A Dose of Reality
The war on drugs has become an arms race. In an effort to outpace the law, unregulated laboratories are creating thousands of psychedelic substances and selling them to unknowing partygoers.
Meet the Young Women Hitting Up Holland and Barrett to Cure Their Come Down
Can there ever be such a thing as safe sesh? The Debrief looks at the rise of attempts to offset the effects of psychoactive drugs like MDMA with healthy supplements and anti-depressants.
San Francisco’s Sex-Story Underground
“Should we share this bench and totally freak that girl out?” Dixie De La Tour motioned to a bench at Dolores Park. A woman in her mid-20s sat at one end, working on what looked like trig homework.
Personal statement: Confessions of an NPR addict
If you asked my roommates what’s the hardest part about living with me, they would probably say it’s the fact that I listen to talk radio while I sleep.
Carta rebrand
Originally created for Carta rebrand on November 2nd, 2017
Startups Lure Salespeople with Equity as an Incentive
Salespeople are stereotypically competitive, hungry and cash-oriented, but like any employee at a startup, equity can play a role in their compensation.
Training the next generation of female robo-builders
At the Women of Science and Engineering Office, Lego pieces were strewn over the floor and computers with circuitry programs peaked out from behind unkempt, frizzy adolescent hair, tween pop and Disney songs played in the background.
The problem with 409A valuations
In my 20 years in the valuation industry, the main conclusion I have drawn is the way we value private companies under IRC section 409A is inherently flawed.
Which cities have the highest startup valuations?
Silicon Valley used to be the only place to be a startup. If you wanted capital, access to talent and experienced investors you had to move to the Bay Area.
Over 95% of cap tables are wrong —here’s why
Of the nearly 250 cap tables onboarded at eShares each month, almost every single one has at least one mistake. Most have multiple.
Cap Tables: An exercise in Excel’s limitations
To a newly formed startup, the idea that your cap table could become a massive headache seems ridiculous.
How Burning Man Gets Built: A Mad Maxian Story of Dog Days in the Desert
A GPS leads a group of dusty shirtless men and women in steel-toed boots to a nondescript patch of Nevada desert. It’s no different than the swath of sand to its left or to its right, until a spike is driven into the ground.
Geographically diverse freshmen make field hockey team their home
“Don’t watch,” assistant field hockey coach Lucia White mutters under her breath on the sidelines while observing a complicated drill, willing her team to stop hanging back and engage in the play.
Tucan Hotel in Costa Rica
Tucan Hotel is a backpackers dream but is also perfect for families who want to stay on a budget. The vibe of Tucan is everything to the guests and staff that stay here.
Villa Mariana in Costa Rica
This sophisticated and spacious retreat is located on over four acres of beautiful jungle. It sleeps 12 comfortably in its five bedrooms.
Employee Private Tender Offers: what information do companies need to disclose?
(Originally published for Founders Circle on January 8th, 2018) In order to conduct or facilitate a private tender offer, companies are often required to disclose confidential information they’re used to guarding closely. Because the potential sellers—usually employees—typically don’t have the same information as the buyer—usually a current institutional shareholder, a growth equity fund, or the…
A Brief History of Secondary Sales Stock Sales: from one-offs to employee tender offers
(Originally published for Founders Circle on February 20th, 2018) In Silicon Valley, a tender offer that allows longtime employees at high-performing startups to get some liquidity is fast becoming an expected benefit. While secondary stock sales have always been possible, their popularity—and legitimacy—has soared in the past 10 years as successful companies put off IPOs in…
