A historical collection of our writing.
Bethany CrystalThis year, on International Women’s Day, Reshma Saujani, CEO and founder of Girls Who Code, shared an interesting charge for women around the world: “Be a little mediocre.” At a book release event in NYC last night for her new book, “Brave Not Perfect,” Reshma explained to a room full of […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalStop me if this sounds familiar: You’re in a meeting at work listening to a colleague present an idea. In the middle of their pitch, they mention something — a person, another company, an example of a problem — that triggers that happy little recognition light in your brain. “Oh wait!,” you think. […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalI’ve recently been thinking a lot about “in flux” stages at work. Maybe you have new people joining, senior people leaving, a shift of product focus, or a change in direction. We’ve had a little bit of this happening lately too. And while there are invariably always complications that come out of […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalA few years ago, in a survey of 500+ employees across USV portfolio companies, we were surprised to see questions about best practices in management and leadership bubbling to the top. When we asked people what they expected to spend a lot of time thinking about at work, the number one response […] Read more
Bethany CrystalHow you end big projects We hosted our annual USV CEO Summit at this week. In its aftermath, I thought I’d take a few minutes to write about the “denouement” process of refreshing yourself after a big project. In his book, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” Stephen Covey refers to this process […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalBack in college, I used to do this crazy thing every year called Dance Marathon. Here’s the premise: Dance for 3o hours with 800 other students on campus as part of a massive fundraising drive. “It’s for the kids,” we’d say. But let’s be real, it was also for all of us. And it was […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
