"While intermediate metrics like productivity metrics or performance metrics can be useful diagnostics, in the end the business results — in our case, subscription growth — are what matter. And focusing on the core KPIs of the business forces you to think hard about how to tie those intermediate metrics, and the work itself, to real impact."

— Nick Rockwell on looking back on four years at The New York Times

Featured Growth Story: Chad Semans

Role: Co-Founder & VP of Sales

Organization: Ideal Agent

Hometown: Tampa, Florida

Tactical advice on building a startup: Use your focus groups, friends and family, mentors, and business connections to get feedback when making critical decisions.

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Work Now + In the Future
A Virtual Gathering with 10 Expert Panelists
Presented by livingHR
Thursday, May 14 at 4:30 ET (Today)


Libate & Learn: Why Connections Matter More Than Your Resume
Panel Discussion on Building Connections and Maintaining Relationships with the Right Stakeholder
Presented by Synapse
Tuesday, May 19 at 4:30PM ET


Navigating the New Normal
A Virtual Roundtable with Tampa Bay Leaders on Reopening the Community
Presented by Tampa Bay Tech
Thursday, May 21 at 11AM ET

Synapse Goes Digital with Three Day Event
Tampa Bay Inno • Synapse Florida, best known for its two-day technology and innovation summit in the Amalie Arena, has launched Synapse Converge. The online, three-day conference will comprise of panels, keynote speakers, Q&A’s, happy hours, and networking.


Tampa Bay Eats Launches
Embarc Collective • Tampa Bay Eats, a website that has curated gift card sites of your favorite Tampa Bay restaurants, has launched this week. Help support your favorite restaurants as they reopen with limited dine-in capacity and continue to offer carry-out options. Visit the website here.

Company: Knack

Elevator Pitch: The fastest growing peer learning platform for college students.

Position: Product/UX Designer

Position Highlights: Knack is seeking a full-time Product/UX Designer to work directly with its Co-Founder/Chief Product Officer, as well as the engineering and business teams. As the first product hire, you will be pivotal in guiding the direction of the product as well as the development of the product team as Knack scales.

Apply Here

Your Product Demo Sucks Because It's Focused on Your Product
When running product demos, the tough part is that the people you're presenting to rarely give you the feedback you need to get better at your demos. Most of them simply thank you for your time or politely end the meeting. Very rarely do you hear about improvements you could make to the product, much less get feedback on how you explained it to them and if it was effective. In this exclusive interview, Robert Falcone of Monetate shares the structure of a winning product demo, how to source and adapt to feedback, and the tactics he's discovered to convince people that they need your product in just one conversation.


There Are Good Product Managers and There Are Great Product Managers
Great product managers (PMs) are integral to helping an early-stage startup scale a product that fits its customers needs. In this Twitter thread, Shreyas Doshi, an early PM and first PM lead at Stripe, shares the difference between good and great product managers. He outlines what great product managers focus on, what they contribute to an organization, and how they manage a product effectively.

How I Built This: Fitbit with James Park
In this episode, Fitbit Tracker Co-Founder James Park describes the lightning bolt moment that led him to create the Fitbit technology. He discusses his hopes for Fitbit to grow its role as a health and wellness services, against a cloudy economic backdrop.

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Salesforce Care Small Business Grants
Salesforce is partnering with Ureeka to offer eligible small businesses the opportunity to receive a $10,000 grant to help them through the COVID-19 outbreak. Companies that have between 2 to 50 employees, have been in business for 2 full years as of March 2020 and have an annual revenue between $250K and $2M are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: Not Specified
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Pivot Fund by The Wealth Edit
Pivot Fund, a competitive grant of $25K provided by The Wealth Edit, is seeking applications. The grant is designed to help one women-led small businesses in the Southeast move forward their growth goals.
Deadline: May 18
Apply Here