We recently hosted a masterclass on PR and media strategy to help founders and early-stage teams understand how to approach PR today. For startups, PR often feels optional. But when done well, it builds credibility that drives real business results. Here are a few key takeaways from the session on why early PR matters, how the media landscape is evolving, where new opportunities lie and what founders should prioritize when telling their story.
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The Rally Ventures team has deep expertise investing in and operating enterprise technology businesses, and we’re excited to share our insights, experiences and knowledge with you. Our network of experts covers a wide range of topics, including startup strategy, industry insights, technical guidance and much more.
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Cyberattacks are happening faster, hitting harder and costing more than ever before. In a recent webinar, Bugcrowd CEO Dave Gerry shared how companies can adapt to this new reality. Below are four big lessons that apply to leaders at every stage.
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AI agents are revolutionizing volume sales and reshaping how businesses manage transactions, engage with customers, and optimize sales processes. It’s a great time to observe, reimagine, and experiment on your own sales strategy, tools, and tactics.
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You’d be hard pressed not to have heard something about DeepSeek. But, if you’re just coming off a self-imposed news diet, an extended stay at a monastic retreat, or something similar: DeepSeek is a Chinese company that developed an eponymous family of open source large language models and an accompanying chatbot.
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Executives face critical risks from Personally Identifiable Information (PII) exposed online. The average executive has 329 pieces of PII exposed publicly, which includes home addresses, phone numbers, car registrations and family information.
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Rally Ventures recently hosted a masterclass on how to craft an outstanding fundraising pitch. We’re sharing a few of our top tips and our recommended pitch deck here.
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Rally Ventures Operating Partner Luke Zaientz and Allen Control Systems Co-Founder and CEO gave the keynote at NVNG’s Venture North Conference.
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We partnered with Emergence Capital to create the inaugural edition of Beyond Benchmarks, a deep dive into the metrics and trends observed across the early-stage enterprise cloud market.
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A financial audit is a valuable tool for early stage companies to enhance transparency, build credibility, comply with regulations and support decision-making processes. It instills confidence in stakeholders and lays the groundwork for sustainable growth. It can be time consuming, especially during a first-time audit, but the sooner you put the right building blocks in place, the better the process will be as your company grows.
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In a recent masterclass for the Rally portfolio, a panel of Rally Tech Partner sales experts talked about sales organization design, comp strategy, how to build early sales and marketing and how to foster a great sales culture at your company.