The Transparent Collective alum on maximizing the single biggest factor affecting student achievement. By Jessen O’Brien From distributing iPads to decreasing classroom size, there are a variety of strategies out there for improving student achievement. …

Even as a child, Rohini Pandhi was no stranger to entrepreneurship. “I saw my dad start his own company in the suburbs of Ohio,” says Pandhi. “To find his venture, he would need to talk to the bank to get a loan. Even today, a lot of entrepreneurs outside the…

The Transparent Collective alum on helping employees stay engaged and connected By Jessen O’Brien If you’ve ever planned an employee event, you know that managing the logistics and tracking the results are surprisingly difficult. …

The Transparent Collective alum moving book clubs online By Jessen O’Brien After Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, Lincy Ayala spent nearly five months without electricity. …

Transparent Collective Team Spotlight: Meet James Norman We’re excited to introduce you to James Norman, Transparent Collective’s Partner and Co-Founder. …

We are excited to announce that we have selected 10 companies for this quarter’s Early Stage Program! We’re inviting 10 Black, Latinx, and womxn founders from across the country with promising tech products to join our intensive week-long program focused on the fundamentals of building a venture-backed tech business. Batch…

The Transparent Collective alum on elevating local talent and communities. By Jessen O’Brien Atlanta, Carolyn Pitt discovered, had a strange problem. An intellectual property and entertainment attorney, Pitt was struck by the fact that so many of her clients and friends were struggling to find work in the world’s busiest…

The Transparent Collective alum on luxury resale and the value of non-dilutive accelerators. By Jessen O’Brien If you’re in the market for a secondhand shirt or vintage platter, you’re in luck. From eBay to TheRealReal, there are dozens of brands that let users buy and sell secondhand goods online. But…

The Transparent Collective alum on reimagining solar and empowering low-income communities. By Jessen O’Brien Here’s a piece of good news: We may have reached a turning point in the fight against climate change. “They say the next decade is going to be the decade of clean energy,” says Steph Speirs…