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Rise CEO Amanda Nguyen On Launching A Civil Rights Startup That Fights For Rape Survivors
While a student at Harvard University, Amanda Nguyen became a victim of rape, as well as a broken criminal justice system. She founded Rise in 2014, a nonprofit that fights for the civil rights of sexual violence survivors.
How to protect the civil rights of sexual assault survivors
Living through a sexual assault is bad enough — what makes things worse is a broken legal system that routinely ignores, loses and even destroys crucial evidence, an institutional injustice …
6 Self-Care Tips for Sexual Assault Survivors
Why I'm Speaking Out As A Male Survivor Of Sexual Assault
My name is Alec Fischer . I'm passionate about social change work, film production...
How to help survivors of sexual assault
If you or someone you know is dealing with sexual assault, there are many organizations that can help.
How Abusers Trick Survivors Into Denying Abuse
Take it back. Victims of domestic violence sometimes retract their claims against their abusers for various reasons, including being fearful of them or worrying what may happen if and when their abuser is r...
Where & How Do Top Startups Get Their Links?
Do the top startups build links? If they're getting traction, SEO is super important to their livelihood and future fundraising and revenue. So how are the top startups getting links, and how do their link counts change over time?
Young CEOs: Are They Up to the Job?
It's creativity vs. experience as a new flock of leaders take their companies to public markets.
How to ask for advice
I get asked for startup advice many times everyday from both YC companies and non-YC companies. I have a limited set of experiences as a startup founder and investor but I am always happy to help motivated founders whenever I can.<br>The problem is that many founders ask for advice in strange...
Seven Ways to Find Investors for Your Startup
General Management - Unless you're one of the iron-walleted few, gaining startup capital for your business venture will require the help of investors. Navigating those waters can be a lesson in humility; it ...
Big IPO, Tiny Payout for Many Startup Workers
Side deals and volatile shares make stock options a bigger gamble for startup employees.
Opportunities for machine-learning startups: An investor perspective
Machine learning is a trending topic today and for good reason. It has enormous potential to transform entire markets and industries. But there's also a lot of hype surrounding the technology. As an investor, I look for four key characteristics that I believe distinguish winners who are successfully leveraging machine learning:
The Surprising Strengths of Startup Founders Around the World
A fascinating Founders' DNA Test sheds light on the strengths of entrepreneurs in different countries.
The Beginner’s Guide To VC
We decided to make this list as a jumping-off point for startup founders, journalists, aspiring investors and the curious to get themselves up to speed on how the VC space works, often from an insider’s perspective.
6 Ways to Build a Lasting 'Co-Founder Team' for Your Startup
Make those important decisions upfront, so your relationship works like a well-oiled machine.
7 Smart Ways to Grow Your Startup Without Angel Investors
No rich relatives? No angel connections? No problem.
Ask Amanda: How Do I Become a Survivor Advocate?
Steps to becoming a trained domestic violence advocate.
Why sexual assault survivors often don't come forward
Our societal response to accusations of sexual misconduct must take as a given that it is unequivocally wrong. This would provide a baseline for the Senate to hold those who commit such acts of misconduct to account, writes Deborah Tuerkheimer
Your startup is failing, now what?
As a startup founder, you’ll probably encounter failures in your entrepreneurial journey. This investor shares his thoughts on how you can bounce back with grace and dignity.
The Very First Mistake Most Startup Founders Make
Domestic violence survivors learn about housing rights
Many of the housing laws protecting domestic violence survivors are unknown.
