ConversionXL
OCTOBER 18, 2018
The result of these vulnerabilities is that we hire the wrong candidates, listen to the wrong people, and fail to differentiate our businesses. Then identify the questions that you need to ask potential employees. Managers and employees encounter false expertise in three ways: Promotions. – Daniel Kahneman.
Hearpreneur
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. Failing at that business, terminating my employees, and shutting the doors was the most challenging thing I had done. #4- Netflix. Photo Credit: Jen Wan. Photo Credit: Ryan Niddel. 22- The Matsushita way.
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thebarefootvc
MAY 8, 2012
It is the human capital involved, both internally with company teams and externally with advisors, boards and investors, that is going to differentiate which startups survive and become the disruptive businesses of tomorrow. In early days, the network effect of employees, advisors, investors is key to gaining market traction and scale:
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 8, 2018
We do this not just because it’s the right thing to do but also we believe it will help drive large and differentiated returns. It’s easy to assume in a small organization that everybody read our employee handbook and generally knows right from wrong but of course companies big and small should never take this for granted.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 7, 2011
Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Smart, capable managers would not hesitate to make decisions instead of allowing their employees to make them. 29:45 minutes.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 16, 2012
I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Well if the “why buy anything” is testing whether you’re even compatible with a VC, the “why buy me” has got to be extreme differentiation. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds. why buy me?
crowdSPRING Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Here, the “public” includes your customers, prospects, your employees, vendors, and others who connect in any way with your brand. Remember that you should evaluate both internal (your employees) and external (everyone else) perceptions of your brand. This isn’t an issue you can afford to ignore.
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