Category: Venture Capital

14 Ways to be a Great Start-up CEO

Everyone thinks that being a startup CEO is a glamorous job or one that has to be a ton of fun. That's what I now refer to as the "glamour brain" speaking aka the startup life you hear about from the press. You know the press articles I'm talking about... the ones that talk about how easy it is to raise ... Continue Reading »

Swift HR Solutions and the NWEN First Look Forum

Swift HR Solutions is a big supporter of the Northwest Entrepreneurs' Network, focused on helping Northwest based companies succeed.  At the recent First Look Forum, Findood was crowned the winner in a crowd of talented companies including: Dibspace (funny money, serious business), Digital Scirocco (where content creates value), Geedra ... Continue Reading »

Tech Executive Pay Raises Way Down

According to a recent article in one of our favorite online publications, Xconomy, the raises for tech executives are the lowest they have ever been, even lower then the bubble burst ... Continue Reading »

Negotiating a Better Series A Deal

Xconomy, the online technology publication, posted an interesting article today regarding Series A funding.  I highly recommend you read the entire article  and spend some time playing with the online financial ... Continue Reading »

Swift HR Solutions Sponsors Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open as a Start-up-in-a-box Sponsor

Swift HR Solutions is proud to be a sponsor of the Pacific Nortwest Clean Tech Open. The Clean Tech  Open is based ... Continue Reading »

Private Company Investing seems to be making a come back

According to a recent report from Cooley, Godward, Kronish, LLP the future is a bit brighter for companies out looking for Venture funding.  The data revealed that the median for pre-money valuations has increased slightly and the report also pointed ... Continue Reading »