Amanda Kavanagh

How to get paid way more in 2025

Do you labor under Tiara Syndrome? This term was coined by Deborah Kolb and Carol Frohlinger, and refers to workers who keep their head down and deliver excellent work, hoping that the higher-ups will notice, and that this will deliver a pay increase.  

Amanda Kavanagh

These are the top VC locations in the USA for startups — and jobs

It will surprise few that San Francisco is deemed to have the most developed VC ecosystems in the world. That’s according to a new report issued by financial data and software company PitchBook, which also found that the U.S. and Asia account for 85% of the 20 most-developed VC ecosystems, and 65% of the 20 highest-growth VC ecosystems are in Europe or the U.S.

Amanda Kavanagh

How to ask for more money as a software developer

As tech redundancies continue to hit the headlines, it’s not exactly a straightforward time to ask for a salary increase. Throughout 2023, organizations of all sizes have streamlined products and services, cutting developer roles that were previously thought as untouchable.

Amanda Kavanagh