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My Brief History with Notre-Dame in Paris
Bethany Crystal – Apr 16, 2019
Notre-Dame has always been more than just a building. It’s a cathedral, yes. But even for the non-religious, this Parisian landmark holds its own as a global icon. A beacon of history, of culture, of love. After 8 years of [...] Read more
Confessions from a Former Fact-Checker
Bethany Crystal – Apr 9, 2019
What it’s like to have your profession turn into a hashtag Most people need to wait a lifetime to watch the relevance of their first job fade off into the distance. I only needed to wait a decade. You see, [...] Read more
Hiring Shouldn’t be a Pop Quiz: Let’s Make it Open Book
Bethany Crystal – Apr 8, 2019
Last week, I read this article about how an executive managing editor at Business Insider will only hire people who send her a thank-you note. Then Twitter blew up a little: Read more
Women in Leadership Across the Bay Area and Beyond
Bethany Crystal – Apr 7, 2019
There may be no better use case for Twitter than the crowd-sourced list. Yesterday morning, a speaker for an upcoming USV Women’s Leadership breakfast event had to cancel at the last minute. With less than 3 days’ notice, I took [...] Read more
Eight Years in New York
Bethany Crystal – Apr 5, 2019
Yesterday I walked past the Strand Bookstore near Union Square and couldn’t help but smile. Seeing all of the books outside on racks always reminds me of my very first year in New York City. Since I just passed my [...] Read more
A Modest Proposal: 10 Ways to Incentivize New Yorker to Give Up their Plastic Bags
Bethany Crystal – Apr 1, 2019
I don’t know about you, but when I heard the announcement that New York is one year away from banning all plastic bags from being distributed in our city, I panicked. Then I counted my stockpile. I have exactly 25 [...] Read more
How to [Unexpectedly] Frame Your Day
Bethany Crystal – Mar 29, 2019
Sometimes all it takes is a fun prop to dramatically change the way you interact with the world around you. Yesterday on my way to work, I found an old picture frame. It was leaning against a trash can just [...] Read more
By the Numbers: A Snapshot of Women in VC
Bethany Crystal – Mar 25, 2019
The community of Women in VC has been growing steadily over the past several years. Here’s a snapshot of who’s a part of our directory. You can read more here: https://www.women-vc.com/ Today, I’m excited to share the launch of a [...] Read more
Wearing your hero’s name on your nametag
Bethany Crystal – Mar 21, 2019
A snapshot from our storytelling exercise yesterday at USV: “Tell us about a woman you admire and why you wrote her name on your nametag.” At our Women’s Leadership event that we hosted yesterday at USV, we kicked off the [...] Read more