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9 Common Hiring Bias Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Hiring bias can prevent you from creating strong, inclusive, and effective teams. Here are some common places bias can creep into the hiring process—and how to combat it.
August 25, 2023
4 min read
A Diversity & Inclusion Hiring Checklist for Startups
Startups can and should integrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging principles from their very first hire. Here’s how.
August 21, 2023
8 min read
AI and the Future of Work
How we see jobs evolving in the era of AI—and the questions companies need to be asking to prepare for this sea change.
August 15, 2023
8 min read
Propulsion, Not Just Platform: M13’s System to Help Founders Build Better Businesses
Our Propulsion model helps founders execute faster and with less capital towards better outcomes.
August 14, 2023
8 min read
How Good Leadership Is Connected to Good Books and a Good Night’s Sleep
Arianna Huffington and Padma Warrior join M13 Future Perfect to discuss wellness and productivity, why you shouldn’t interview while tired, and how reading can extend your life.
July 12, 2023
2 min read
The Talent of Tomorrow–Shaping the Workforce of the Future
We have a responsibility today to shape the workforce of the future by moving away from outdated talent practices, starting with K-12 education.
June 27, 2023
3 min read
Taking the Vital Signs of Healthcare Innovation
The healthcare industry is rife with communication and technology gaps. FORM and Canvas Medical are trying to close them.
June 20, 2023
3 min read
How to Survive a Hype Cycle
An AI founder, a crypto founder, and a venture investor explain how they keep focus in a noisy world.
June 15, 2023
4 min read
AI Is Coming for Our Work. That’s a Good Thing.
Adobe’s Scott Belsky digs into what the proliferation of AI tools means for human workers.
June 7, 2023
3 min read
The Future of Investing Is Brighter Than You May Think
How investing experts are keeping a long-term perspective—and why now is a great time to innovate.
June 1, 2023
4 min read
The Thesis Driving M13's Fintech Investment Strategy
We dive into how the fintech sector has changed, key opportunity areas, and where we’re placing our bets on the future of money.
March 28, 2023
9 min read
Celebrating Our Partner-Founder Relationships
At M13, we know that relationships are everything. That’s why we’re celebrating Valentine’s Day by sharing what we love about our partnerships with founding teams.
February 14, 2023
4 min read
If You’ve Been Laid Off, Here Are Your Next Steps
Thousands of workers have been affected by the most recent wave of layoffs, with more to come. If you’re one of them, here’s what you can do next.
March 24, 2023
7 min read
From web2 to web3: What e-commerce founders need to know
M13 shares insights on web3 and commerce, and why brands should consider a web3 strategy.
January 27, 2023
9 min read
The Top Trends VCs are Tracking for 2023
From the future of work to web3, M13 partners share their top predictions for 2023.
December 21, 2022
5 min read
Q&A with M13 Crypto Investor Mark Grace: Taking a Long-Term View
Crypto investing with a long-term view through crypto failures and FTX fallout
November 29, 2022
7 min read
7 Financing Options for DTC Brands
Providing insight into alternative forms of financing for DTC founders.
September 15, 2022
10 min read
How Gen Z is Driving the Future of Work, Commerce and Living
They may be the future’s great hope, the generation driving their Gen X parents crazy, or both.
September 6, 2022
12 min read
Breaking the Taboo Around Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Investor Sylvia Benito speaks about psychedelic-assisted therapy and its transformative potential.
August 1, 2022
4 min read
Investing in Nori: A Sustainable Solution Against Climate Change
M13 Partner Latif Peracha talks about the drivers behind investing in Nori carbon removal.
July 27, 2022
4 min read
Future of Health: Spotlight on Kindra
Kindra CEO Catherine Balsam-Schwaber shares her journey to destigmatize menopause.
July 13, 2022
2 min read
Future of Health: Spotlight on Form Health
Form founder Evan Richardson talks about destigmatizing the emerging field of Obesity Medicine.
July 1, 2022
3 min read
Breaking taboos to open access to health
Highlights from a conversation about difficult topics in health.
June 23, 2022
2 min read
Investing in the Future of Health: Digital Health for Specialty Care
Digital solutions are seizing the opportunity to lower costs and improve outcomes in some of the most challenging and common underlying chronic conditions.
June 16, 2022
6 min read
Investing in the Future of Commerce
M13’s history of investing in DTC brands is propelling us toward the future of commerce.
March 3, 2022
4 min read
VC Predictions 2022: 10 Industry Trends We’re Tracking
From the creator economy to the future of work, M13 partners share their top 10 industry predictions.
December 10, 2021
7 min read
How Femtech Innovations Can Help Break Taboos Around Women’s Health
Here's why we're investing more in women's health, an area traditionally ignored because of taboos.
October 27, 2021
7 min read
Crypto and the Consumer: The Road Ahead
From Bitcoin to NFTs and social tokens, here’s how crypto is changing the future of consumer behavior.
September 24, 2021
10 min read
5 Trailblazing Women in Health and Wellness
Meet the founders, CEOs, and experts who lead adyn, Form Health, Kindra, Rae, and Seed Health.
June 17, 2021
3 min read
Why Edtech Is Overdue for Reinvention
COVID-19 forced us all to adapt. Now it’s time for lasting innovation in education.
June 3, 2021
4 min read
Analysis: Executive Experience Can Nearly Double Investors’ Rate of Return
An M13 analysis reveals that founding teams with executive experience can exit faster with less capital.
April 9, 2021
5 min read
Why Telehealth is Here to Stay
Check out our three predictions in digital health for 2021.
December 18, 2020
3 min read
5 Reflections on Investing
Before looking ahead to 2021, we’re pausing to share what we’ve learned from building our portfolio.
December 15, 2020
3 min read
Audio's Cambrian Moment: Why We Invest in Audio Technology
M13’s investment thesis is focused on the new tools for audio creation and consumption.
October 14, 2020
3 min read
The Evolving Food Delivery Landscape
Learn more about the consolidation of third-party aggregators and the emergence of direct models.
July 23, 2020
3 min read
