Mercedes Bent

It's been 1 year since I stepped back from investing at Lightspeed to explore launching my new endeavor. I cannot believe HOW much has changed in 1 year. My biggest reflections from the last year ...

I've been running tech communities since 2013 and I didn’t really realize it was a pattern until 2026.... When I first ran the Ruby on Rails meetup in NYC in 2013 as part of General Assembly, it w...

I had a great time speaking at the Harvard Business School VC conference in Cambridge this past weekend alongside Benjamin Nye, Coley Andrews, Talia Rafaeli, Alex de Pfyffer, and William Sturman. ...

Building a startup is a game of catch-22. You need funding to hire great people to build the product.....but you need results to raise money. You need proof points to show prospective customers....

I have a very fast growing AI company who is looking for a founding AE (sales) in San Francisco. Must have worked in a startup environment before. Must be a cracked hustler. This is not an April fo...

It's been 1 year since I stepped back from investing at Lightspeed to explore launching my new endeavor. I cannot believe HOW much has changed in 1 year. My biggest reflections from the last year ...

Building a startup is a game of catch-22. You need funding to hire great people to build the product.....but you need results to raise money. You need proof points to show prospective customers....

I've been running tech communities since 2013 and I didn’t really realize it was a pattern until 2026.... When I first ran the Ruby on Rails meetup in NYC in 2013 as part of General Assembly, it w...

I had a great time speaking at the Harvard Business School VC conference in Cambridge this past weekend alongside Benjamin Nye, Coley Andrews, Talia Rafaeli, Alex de Pfyffer, and William Sturman. ...

I have a very fast growing AI company who is looking for a founding AE (sales) in San Francisco. Must have worked in a startup environment before. Must be a cracked hustler. This is not an April fo...