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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. We realized that operating a business in distributed markets presented multi-city coordination efforts that we weren’t prepared for. were more distributed.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Kenya and Nigeria are of a particular interest for the employers in the UK due to the high percentage of English speakers who have received bachelor’s degree or higher. Post Brexit, many companies in the UK consider distributed teams overseas as an alternative to the shrinking talent pool and high recruitment costs in Britain.

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Shark Tank Season 4 week 4 breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

I’ve been writing up reviews of this season’s Shark Tank pitches from a silicon valley VCs perspective. The company has done $400k in sales in less than two years and had an early test deal with a local supermarket chain that they were massively overperforming on. This time I’ll break down week four of this season.

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How and Why You Should Validate Your App Idea Before You Build

Up and Running

It’s possible to simulate user experience through existing, lower-tech resources. Back when I was junior in college in 2012, I had an idea for an app called Recycler Spotter, a platform that rewarded users for their eco-friendly actions. Then, about two weeks before launch, I distributed a survey to those 256 partners.

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A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes

Startup Lessons Learned

It's been just about two years since Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits released their self-published book The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development (you can see my original review here ). Their goal is to share stories of Lean Startup applied in many industries and domains outside of tech startups.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions.

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How to Present so People will Hear

David Teten

For example, whether the data shows consumption of soft drinks, vs. amount of soft drinks entering distribution channels, will affect the interpretation of the numbers. Car sales per capita have dropped significantly due to recession, cultural change, and growth of car-sharing. Car Sales Per Capita. 6) How?