There are no words that can adequately capture the profound sadness of the past few days. Our hearts are heavy — and with the people of Israel. The terrorist attacks by Hamas this past weekend were barbaric, and the loss of innocent lives is utterly devastating. There is no

A great read from TechCrunch about how The Rounds has used tech and AI to hit profitability — and what's next for the sustainable e-commerce space. techcrunch.com/2023/10/23/hou…

Yesssss 👏

The end of the year is always a time of reflection — but if you’re suffering from the blank-page problem and not sure how to start (🙋‍♀️), try these prompts for a look-back, look-forward exercise... review.firstround.com/7-questions-fo…

Michael Lopp (aka Rands) has led engineering teams at Apple, Pinterest, Borland, Netscape, Palantir, and Slack. He is one of the most unique thinkers on the topic of how humans come together to build software. On First Round In Depth, we had a wide ranging discussion on just

One of my favorite founders, Lisa Bubbers, is opened up her brand building playbook on First Round Review today. I've watched her launch Studs' Gen Z beloved brand, growing a national store presence with <5% of total budget on marketing. Learn more here: review.firstround.com/how-to-build-a…

I’m a firm believer in ripple effects — that the smallest gesture or idea can, over time, lead to an outsized impact. That’s why I’m drawn to investing in sectors that have a real-world impact, like healthcare, supply chain, commerce and climate. Treet combines the last two in a

We've spent the past 10+ years investing in creating tactical company building content for founders on the First Round Review. If you'd be excited to expand on what we've built and take it to new heights, apply to this role! Or share with a writer friend who's a great fit. ✍️

Tonight we welcomed back 2001 Science Talent Search alumna @HayleyBay, who shared the impact STS had on her career and answered questions from the #RegeneronSTS finalists.

Back when I was a founder, I remember being so hungry for all the data and benchmarks I could get my hands on so I could see how my company stacked up. By launching PMF Method and publishing our new framework for all to read, our hope here First Round is that product-market fit

Fun to see a familiar face in my podcast feed this morning! Todd Jackson chats PMF with Lenny Rachitsky, who's built an incredible platform and has also been an impactful First Round community member (alum of Angel Track & The Review!) Listen here: lennysnewsletter.com/p/a-framework-…

Meaningful milestone for the &Open team. Love how they've taken on the challenge of proving that gifting doesn't have to be wasteful. 🌱✨

Excited to announce @PomeloCare's $46M funding round -- in partnership with a16z. @Martabralic and the entire Pomelo team are scaling maternal care with massive impact: In the last five months Pomelo has grown from 2 million covered lives to over 3 million and are serving

Today, Paylocity announced its planned acquisition of Airbase. I’m so thrilled for Thejo Kote and the entire team. Some of my observations on what they got right after working together closely for the past 6 years… Repeat founder who stayed full-stack Airbase first came

Amazing to read how Yale put First Round in business. And then a few years later, First Round kept @upstart in business - when we needed it most. Sometimes you just need a single hardcore believer.

I’m kicking off the search for a role on our team First Round , and I think it's shaping up to be one of the most important additions in a long time. I’m hiring a VP of Marketing charged with building and running a full-stack marketing team at First Round as we partner with