Articles

Moving from mandatory to a moment of learning
Ethena attended and hosted several panels at this year's ASU/GSV Summit and walked away with some insightful advice. Below are our key takeaways. The annual ASU+GSV Summit brings together ~5,000...
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Keeping it 100 in sales
Why Authenticity and "Being You" Matters for Our Sales Team Over the past almost ten years in Sales, one of the biggest challenges/lessons I’ve had to tackle is “Being Authentic...
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Tell me how you really feel
Our (evolving) approach to asking for feedback from our customers When I joined Ethena, I was amazed at how seriously our team takes feedback. Feedback is everywhere at Ethena—look no...
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Taking care of some things
Why I started a Mental Health Day for my sales team I wanted to do loads of things when starting the sales team at Ethena, but one initiative majorly stood...
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A People Person #1 – People and politics
What I'm learning about how to lead people during political times Hi there, I’m Roxanne Petraeus, the CEO and co-founder of Ethena, and I'm starting this newsletter to talk about...
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From classrooms to conference rooms
How shifting careers from teaching to sales worked for me. For as long as I can remember, I was set on one career: teacher. Teaching is what I went to...
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Software engineers need soft skills, too
I spend a lot of time thinking about what makes product engineering teams effective. Having a well designed database schema, smartly separated domains, and easy-to-read code are all ingredients for...
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The habits you need to unlearn for a successful fundraise
When you go to raise capital, remember to focus on the things that make you a great founder This article was originally published in Inc. Fundraising is weird. Until recently,...
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Leadership lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom
Hear tips from CEO and co-founder of Ethena Roxanne Petraeus, a combat veteran of the US Army.
2 min readPrivacy, inclusion, and effective remote-leadership, with Stellar Health CEO, Michael Meng
As companies and teams transition to working from home, it’s no surprise that the shift has resulted in a number of new challenges, from video-call etiquette to overall productivity. How...
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Proactive strategies to put employees first, with Mark43’s VP of People, Steve Hoffman
Companies are unique. (We were going to make a snowflake metaphor, but we respect you too much for that.) While this may not feel like a revelation, it’s important to...
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