A historical collection of our writing.
Bethany CrystalI’m beginning to think that one of the true challenges in leadership is reconciling your own self-perception with that of everybody else around you. As in, what is it that you think you bring to the table? And how does that compare to the thing that others say about you? If you aren’t self-aware […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalA couple of weeks ago, we had a really windy storm in New York City. In the morning, we looked outside on our balcony and noticed that the grill cover we have for our electric grill had vanished. We both walked outside and looked all over the deck for it. Nothing. “Where could it have […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalIt’s February 1. How are you doing? Have you held firm to whatever promises you told yourself you’d keep this year? Or have you gotten sucked back in? On January 1, maybe you were (like me) sitting somewhere warm. Or maybe you were simply on a beach in your mind, surrounded by friends and family. […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalAbout this Series: There’s a list of questions that I get asked a lot about my career and my job, so I’ve decided to turn these into a short series of blog posts that I can use for reference in the future. With each of these, I’m going to pretend like you took me out […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalI’ve been thinking a lot lately about the fluidity of talent in the tech sector. If you’ve even worked at a startup or tech company, you might sense that it’s pretty common for a regular amount of employee turnover as organizations scale. Last year, our portfolio company Carta found that the […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalAs anybody who watched “Rent” Live on Fox yesterday can attest, it wasn’t...exactly “live.” During the end of the run-through dress rehearsal the night before, actor Brennin Hunt who plays one of the lead characters, Roger, broke his foot and was unable to perform. So, rather than see a real-time, […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
