Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2017

It’s time to review the classic article on HBR “ The Five Stages of Disruption Denial ,” by Grant McCracken, comparing technology adoption to Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief: Confusion. " We heard a lot of this sort of thing about Pinterest in the early days. We don't quite get it. "This Twitter thing. It's just a fad.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2018

I’ve written about the root causes in an HBR article here and an expanded version here. I’ve been thinking why the ethical boundaries of todays founder/VC interactions feel so different then they did when I was an entrepreneur. Worth a read. If you can’t see the video click here.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

A Harvard Business Review (HBR) study of 4,700 public companies looked at the three years before, during, and after recessions. The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. Image source ). Live-for-today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Chris Musselwhite and Tammie Plouffe, in a classic HBR article on change readiness for large companies, define it as “the ability to continuously initiate and respond to change in ways that create advantage, minimize risk, and sustain performance.”

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deal architect

MAY 1, 2017

Max Hopper, writing in HBR in 1990 talked about the then IT “Hall of Fame” including SABRE, American Airlines’s reservation system, which eventually became a computerized reservation system (CRS), and Apollo, the other leading CRS, transformed marketing and distribution in.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why Startups Need a Well Articulated Strategy (And How to Think About Yours) – [link]. Being Digital Demands You Be More Human | HBR – [link]. End of story.”

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Version One Ventures

MAY 23, 2019

We’ve already learned about marketplaces from Bala Subramaniam , Head of Fulfillment at Instacart. And she has just about completed 60 to 140 ( Ada is hiring !). That’s why we’re so excited to learn about it from one of the best! I think traditionally with HR, what I’m supposed to worry about is if we’re going to get sued ??

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 22, 2016

Four Things Working at Facebook Has Taught Me About Design Critique – [link] crowdspring.co/1T6gtPa. Managers Can Motivate Employees with One Word | HBR – [link] crowdspring.co/1Z3o4mt. Calming Your Brain During Conflict | HBR – [link] crowdspring.co/1Z77It5. – [link] crowdspring.co/1n4yKAe. 1JneN1G.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 28, 2013

For years, HBR and most of the country’s leading business schools taught entrepreneurship as if the strategies, processes and techniques were some sort of amputated versions of the business models embraced by “real companies.” One of his students, Eric Ries, later wrote a book about the concept and named it The Lean Startup.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

Much has changed about the economics of startups in the two decades. See the HBR story here.). Everyone—investors, founders and startup employees—was, so to speak, in the same boat. Startup Compensation Changes with Growth Capital – 12 Years to an IPO. Startup Stock Options – Why A Good Deal Has Gone Bad.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 6, 2018

They write about the battle and balance between old power to new power, and show how they’re fueling the defining transformation of our times. And so often, the conversations about how the world was changing were reduced to quite a shallow discussion about technology--it was all something to do with Twitter, or changing tools.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

A shorter version of this post first appeared on the HBR blog. They were trying to keep up with providing the core services necessary to run the current business and at the same time deal with a flood of well-meaning but uncoordinated ideas about new features, technologies and innovations coming at them from all directions. Incubation.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Head Designer of Mint on Why Great Design isn’t about Making Things Pretty – [link]. Interesting perspective from Steve Jobs about his legacy (from 1994) – [link].

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

(This same risk averse, conserve the cash, VC mindset would return after the 2008 meltdown of the housing market.).

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In the process of learning about the the startups in depth (the team, its market, product, competition, etc) I went through the usual process/checklist, but something, call it a gut feeling, wasn’t sitting right. Many VCs experience the same, and some have written about their process , or the psychology of it.

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Life Beyond Code

JULY 7, 2011

Today, both Kavitha (my wife) and I both received (via snail mail) offers to subscribe to HBR at a special rate. Just did a Google search and there are were three advertisements – all for HBR. A few things that you should NOT learn from HBR campaigns. Here is the scoop. The problem? How to do split tests.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2011

The current issue of HBR includes articles which can provide great value to freelancers, such as “Stop Procrastinating…Now,” “Customer Loyalty in the Twitter Era,” and “he Secret to Dealing With Difficult People: It’s About You.” Project management.

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Up and Running

APRIL 12, 2017

Feeling pretty good about the new goals you set, you waited for the results to roll in, but that didn’t happen. Before setting goals, analyze anything you can about your customers—how they find you, which products they buy most, what type of clients buy most, or which provide second-hand revenue in terms of referrals.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 7, 2017

I shared my current thinking about innovation in companies and government agencies. 19:17 HBR and the Lean Startup and corporations. I was in Boston and stopped by the Harvard Business Review for their IdeaCast podcast. The interviewer, Curt Nickisch was great and managed to get me to summarize several years of learning in one podcast.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 3, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Mailbox’s Gentry Underwood: What Hackers Should Know About Design Thinking | Co.Labs – [link]. HBR – [link]. HBR – [link]. ” – [link]. .

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

We do like to talk about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! 5 Things Small Business Owners Should Know About ‘Facebook At Work’| Deborah Sweeney | crowdspring.co/1LB9Vno. 1Dm62wD.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Everything You Need to Know About the Psychology of the Call to Action | KISSmetrics – crowdspring.co/YTP0rm. The 9 Biggest Myths About ISIS Debunked – crowdspring.co/ZazhEa.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2019

Image via Wikipedia Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Chris Musselwhite and Tammie Plouffe, in a classic HBR article on change readiness for large companies, define it as “the ability to continuously initiate and respond to change in ways that create advantage, minimize risk, and sustain performance.”

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Secret About Online Ad Traffic: One-Third Is Bogus – crowdspring.co/1mql4we. The Fight Over Tesla Shows How Little Value Dealerships Add | HBR – crowdspring.co/1h1EUqc.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JUNE 13, 2017

Turnover of CEOs is already high, about 14.9 % a year as of 2016*. The conversation CEOs need to be having, to remain in the shrinking 85.1%, is about how to integrate digital technology and seize new pathways to industry leadership. So, the time for a conversation between CEOs and their teams about their digital future is now.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 14, 2011

It's not the usual partisan fights about the budget or the deficit. If you're not paying very close attention, you probably haven't heard much about this, because it doesn't get much attention in the press. That's why I'm excited about what's happening in DC. Something interesting is happening in Washington, DC right now.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 5, 2018

And pushing against the status quo of existing process, procedure and plan, they went about building a demo/prototype, and through heroic efforts succeeded in getting a new innovation over the goal line – by shipping/deploying a new innovation. see below and this HBR article on the innovation pipeline.). Operational Innovation.

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Brandanew

AUGUST 13, 2015

Here are 9 reasons why small businesses should care about Content Marketing, and why I recommend a blog to you… 9 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Care About Content Marketing. Your Blog/Content marketing helps you identify what your competitors, customers are thinking about! More specifically, start with a blog!

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Besides wanting to know what exactly is in her mom’s mouth, we also want to know where this little cutie Scarlett learned everything there is to know about identifying typefaces. Accomplish More by Committing to Less – HBR crowdspring.co/1z2I3yz. – HBR crowdspring.co/1yY0zcv. ” – buff.ly/1zz8A6W.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lazlo Bock talks about hiring at Google, and why the GPA is irrelevant | by Stowe Boyd – crowdspring.co/NpqF71. What Does It Mean To Design Websites Responsively?

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! One of the most talked about ads from last week’s Super Bowl was from Go Daddy (above). Don’t Hire Entrepreneurs; Hire Entrepreneurial Spirit | HBR – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why you should care about Price/Market Fit early on (a.k.a. Why you should care about Price/Market Fit early on (a.k.a. How to become a mentor – crowdspring.co/RVMhdc.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2014

But enough about The Hoff – it’s time for our weekly roundup of the great links and articles we shared with you over the past week on our crowdSPRING Twitter account (as well as my own Twitter account ). 5 Ways To Help Employees You’re About To Lay Off | Fast Company – crowdspring.co/159KAQE. 1veUgCV.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! What We’ve Learned About Interviewing | Hubspot Dev Blog - crowdspring.co/17PCxaM. Worst thing about the office? It’s all about the perception of value - crowdspring.co/15cI7hr.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Three Differences Between Managers and Leaders | HBR – [link]. Good insight about Yahoo and why future is much less bright than some think – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Five Ways the Advertising Industry Is About to Transform | HBR - crowdspring.co/1hSCroa. Can you believe this is Roundup number 200!?!? 1hS5OqA.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 21, 2012

HBR Today : Find business blogs, audio, video, and articles from the journalists at Harvard Business Review. If so, grab this app about getting in to Harvard Business. Thomson Reuters Marketboard : Students and professionals alike can take advantage of this app to learn about global equity performance.

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