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Next NYC Spotlight: A PM’s Journey UpMarket

Next NYC Spotlight: A PM’s Journey UpMarket

We caught up with Sanjay Padval, Group Product Manager at Vanta, who has been a part of the team since 2021 to get his perspective on what this journey has been like building and scaling products from startups all the way to enterprise customers.

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Feb 20, 2024
The State of Enterprise Tech in NYC: 2023 Funding Report

The State of Enterprise Tech in NYC: 2023 Funding Report

We’ve been investing in enterprise tech startups for over a decade and during that time we’ve also been tracking the local NYC enterprise ecosystem’s growth through a series of Enterprise Tech in NYC Funding Reports.

Jonathan Lehr

Jonathan Lehr

Feb 15, 2024
Better Products Don't Always Win: How To Package & Distribute For a Competitive Edge

Better Products Don't Always Win: How To Package & Distribute For a Competitive Edge

Founders often tell us they're just a few features away from outpacing their competitors. However, our “not-hot-take hot-take” is that features alone usually aren't enough to secure competitive enterprise deals.

Jessica Lin

Jessica Lin

Feb 8, 2024
11 NYC Enterprise Pre-Seed Startups to Watch in 2024

11 NYC Enterprise Pre-Seed Startups to Watch in 2024

As enterprise Seed investors in NYC, we keep a pulse on all of the new founders and startups entering the ecosystem (and track them in our Enterprise Weekly Newsletter).

Work-Bench

Work-Bench

Jan 24, 2024
Work-Bench Spotlight: Kira Colburn on WTF is “Platform?”

Work-Bench Spotlight: Kira Colburn on WTF is “Platform?”

Kira is the Head of Platform at Work-Bench. Originally hired as Head of Content, Kira was promoted to Head of Platform in 2022 with an expanded scope of responsibilities across content and community. Prior to that, she led VC accounts out of SparkPR’s NYC office.

Work-Bench

Work-Bench

Jan 23, 2024
Transforming Development Across Frontend & Backend with WebAssembly

Transforming Development Across Frontend & Backend with WebAssembly

This post was originally published on The Data Source on January 18th, 2024, my monthly newsletter covering the top innovation in data infrastructure, engineering and developer-first tooling. Subscribe here!

Priyanka Somrah

Priyanka Somrah

Jan 22, 2024
Work-Bench Promotions: Kelley Mak, Priyanka Somrah & Daniel Chesley

Work-Bench Promotions: Kelley Mak, Priyanka Somrah & Daniel Chesley

We are thrilled to kick off the new year with exciting news! Work-Bench is proud to announce the promotion of Kelley Mak to General Partner, along with Priyanka Somrah and Daniel Chesley to Principal. 

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Work-Bench

Jan 10, 2024
Work-Bench Spotlight: Daniel Chesley On Finding an Edge as a New Investor

Work-Bench Spotlight: Daniel Chesley On Finding an Edge as a New Investor

Danny is an Investor at Work-Bench where he focuses on AI/ML, developer tools, and enterprise applications. He authors the More Intelligent Newsletter, where he shares the latest thematic research and technology trends he’s digging into.

Work-Bench

Work-Bench

Jan 8, 2024
The State of FSI Compliance

The State of FSI Compliance

Over the past few years, Financial Services Institutions (FSIs) have undergone a significant transformation in compliance and risk management.

Daniel Chesley

Daniel Chesley

Jan 8, 2024
2024 Predictions: Where Enterprise Software Is Headed in the New Year

2024 Predictions: Where Enterprise Software Is Headed in the New Year

If there’s one word we’ll hear continue to echo throughout 2024, it's efficiency.

Work-Bench

Work-Bench

Jan 2, 2024
Work-Bench Spotlight: Priyanka Somrah On Learning The Technical Side of Investing

Work-Bench Spotlight: Priyanka Somrah On Learning The Technical Side of Investing

We chatted with Priyanka to get the inside scoop on how she leans into technical deals, her journey to VC (it stretches all the way from Africa!) and what she’s most excited about in her day to day.

Work-Bench

Work-Bench

Dec 14, 2023
How To Build a Hand of “Defensible Cards” To Set Your GTM Apart

How To Build a Hand of “Defensible Cards” To Set Your GTM Apart

While enterprise buyers continue to be under intense scrutiny, early-stage enterprise startups have held a relentless commitment to navigating this demanding landscape.

Jessica Lin

Jessica Lin

Dec 11, 2023
Work-Bench Spotlight: Kelley Mak on Building Customer Trust

Work-Bench Spotlight: Kelley Mak on Building Customer Trust

Given “business development” is such a trendy buzzword in the VC industry these days, we wanted to hear how Kelley differentiates and leverages a customer engagement strategy beyond transactional BD for better pre- and post-investment support at Work-Bench.

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Work-Bench

Dec 6, 2023
Cloud Infrastructure: Articles I'm Reading This Week

Cloud Infrastructure: Articles I'm Reading This Week

In this post, GitHub embraces Copilot, a move that acknowledges AI's transformative impact on developer workflows. AWS introduces S3 Express One Zone, targeting startups with promises of reduced latency over costs.

Priyanka Somrah

Priyanka Somrah

Dec 2, 2023
Enterprise Startup Founder Survival Guide with David Politis, Founder of BetterCloud

Enterprise Startup Founder Survival Guide with David Politis, Founder of BetterCloud

We first met David Politis, Founder and former CEO of BetterCloud, over 10 years ago at our NY Enterprise Meetup. Fast forward and he took the very same stage at our recent meetup to talk through his top, hard-learned lessons.

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Work-Bench

Nov 28, 2023

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