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Introducing STRIVE, our holistic wellness program designed for high-performance leadership: bvp.com/strive Building and scaling a business is an endurance sport. 🏃♀️ A CEO's health and well-being directly impacts their business outcomes and shapes their company's culture. The strongest companies are led by leaders who prioritize their physical and mental performance. At Bessemer, we're committed to supporting entrepreneurs who want to perform at their best. #STRIVE

We're excited to share that Supermaven and Cursor are joining forces to create the most powerful AI-powered development environment. The synergy is clear: Cursor has mastered the art of AI-human collaboration in coding, while Supermaven has pushed the boundaries of what's possible in code completion and understanding. Together, they're positioned to deliver what developers really need—not just another AI coding tool, but a true development partner that understands your entire codebase and helps you write better code, faster. Read our announcement⬇️ Talia Goldberg Eric Kaplan Bhavik N.

Investing in emotional intelligence (EQ) is multidimensional. And by investing in your emotional health as a leader, you can: ✅ Improve decision-making ✅ Model healthy team dynamics ✅ Promote effective communication ✅ Cultivate curiosity ✅ Improve team performance ✅ Enhance your sense of well-being (for yourself and your teams) ✅ Better manage anxiety and stress As a leader, you must learn self-regulation to make better decisions and communicate clearly, positively, and effectively with your teams. However, the importance of regulation is not just for the individual. ✨ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. ✨ Did you know? Two fundamental aspects make company culture: — 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: The shared intellectual values, norms, artifacts, and assumptions. — 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: The signals and behaviors people consciously practice that influence employee satisfaction, burnout, team dynamics, and even financial performance and absenteeism. 𝐒𝐨, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐄𝐐 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫? We explain the foundations of EQ leadership and how you can cultivate and model it for your team—link in the comments! Sign up for our 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 🚀 https://www.bvp.com/strive

✨𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩. ✨ On Atlas, Michael Droesch, Aia Sarycheva, and Libbie Frost explore how Voice AI isn't just an upgrade to software’s UI; it’s transforming how businesses and customers connect. The convergence of speech-native AI models and multimodal capabilities has positioned voice AI to transform industries where human communication is critical. Investing in voice AI will unlock a new era of business communications, allowing companies to meet rising customer expectations while scaling their operations more efficiently. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 — from foundational models and core voice infrastructure to developer platforms and verticalized applications. We're looking to back founders building in ... ✅ Models ✅ Developer platforms ✅ Applications ✅ And more 📈 Read the full report — https://lnkd.in/g_yWx7-x

What does a second Trump administration mean for healthcare? In this special The Heart of Healthcare Podcast episode, Steve Kraus talks with Aneesh Chopra, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer, about what to expect in the upcoming administration. They cover: 🔮 The future of the Affordable Care Act 💻 What a privatized version of Healthcare.gov could look like 🤝 The potential for value-based care to thrive in a bipartisan environment ♀️ The challenges facing women's health and reproductive rights 👵 How Medicare Advantage is facing significant financial and outcome challenges Listen today: https://lnkd.in/gWPJVKU4

Anyone who gets up close and personal with a founder or CEO can see the visible toll that these roles take on one's mental, physical and spiritual health. The jobs are often all-consuming and can come at a cost - even when the company is doing fabulously well and you love what you're building. We at Bessemer Venture Partners spent many months conceiving of a program, now branded STRIVE, designed to help support these builders in meaningful ways, and we were thrilled to launch it to the world last week via partnerships with Exos and Next Legacy Partners. We hope more VCs prioritize founder health & wellness with the core belief that healthy founders build and cultivate healthier leadership teams, which then allows them to build a healthy and successful company more effectively and with less collateral damage along the way. And may we all strive to be the best versions of ourselves no matter what role we play!

✨ Leadership requires 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 — the often overlooked fundamentals of upholding one's vision and driving company success. ✨ At the root of becoming a 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 is self-awareness and the emotional skills to self-regulate so you can model the beliefs and behaviors you want to cultivate in your team. 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬? 🌱 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄 ���𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 7️⃣ 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐬 — ✅ Meditate ✅ Journal ✅ Work with a coach or therapist ✅ Find better questions to ask ✅ Seek new experiences and contribute beyond yourself ✅ Discuss your life goals with others ✅ Study your self-talk In partnership with Exos, we share frameworks and holistic best practices to help you become the best leader you can be. You can get all these resources when you sign up for 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄 today — https://www.bvp.com/strive More details and the full article are in the comments. ⤵️ #leadership #health #founderwellness #wellness

New The Heart of Healthcare Podcast episode! In this month's Digital Health Download, we cover Bessemer's State of Health Tech Report, HLTH Inc., and U.S. election season. Sofia Guerra, Steve Kraus, Michael Esquivel. Listen today: https://lnkd.in/gDtzVDtS

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✨ 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬. ✨ Despite the myths about executives sleeping just four hours per night and speed-reading hundreds of books each year, 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭. However, nourishing your brain and body will give you more willpower and help you make better decisions cumulatively. At the beginning of 2024, we had nearly 100 CEOs participate in a survey on founder wellness; to be blunt, the data was concerning. But what we learned might not surprise anyone reading this — 𝐂𝐄𝐎𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 due to their 60-80+-hour work weeks. Yet, a huge majority (70%) of those who took the survey 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 currently work with a coach or therapist to help them in different areas of their lives. (In fact, many also suggested that they experience burnout and have seriously considered giving up the CEO job over it.) That’s why we see 𝐒𝐓𝐑��𝐕𝐄 as a foray into your wellness and leadership development — we care about the outcomes of the businesses we back and the people building them. 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! https://lnkd.in/gVTpwdq9