PinnedLaura Crenshaw3 Missing Elements in Dan Pink’s Motivation TheoryMy young business is like a sapling on the forest floor. We’re tiny, straining, struggling upward daily, desperate to catch some of that…Dec 22, 2021Dec 22, 2021
Laura CrenshawEarly Signs of a Great Venture Capital FirmCourting investors isn’t just about throwing pitch decks at a hundred firms. People love to say pitching is just a numbers game, but that…Sep 30, 2023Sep 30, 2023
Laura CrenshawThe “Adulting” Ladder — some levels of Growing Up are totally optional 👑Here are the levels of Adulting, as I see them:Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
Laura CrenshawHow Grandmasters Get So GoodYou’ve probably heard of the 10,000-hour rule… A music professor once observed that the only difference between Violin majors who were good…Jan 16, 2022Jan 16, 2022
Laura CrenshawThe Pros and Cons of Real-Life SuperheroesComic superheroes are so popular that hundreds of people around the world have started donning tights and playing vigilante. Bizarre…Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
Laura CrenshawThe “32% Reason” Every Author Needs a Support TeamIn the middle of 2012’s NaNoWriMo, my laptop died. I was devastated, and stupidly poor. My new friend Andrew Whittaker, who I met two…Apr 24, 2021Apr 24, 2021
Laura Crenshaw8 Ways Fear of Poverty Makes Entrepreneurs StupidEven short brushes with hunger, homelessness, or poverty are enough to create lasting aversion. My friends call this “poverty brain” —…Apr 24, 2021Apr 24, 2021