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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Determined not to miss another opportunity, Graham has begun waiving fees and instead taking equity in clients he thinks have a good shot at success. Theres a huge opportunity cost in not taking equity," he says. Honorees Resources.

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Solving the Pipeline Problem

Startup Lessons Learned

So we were proud earlier this week to announce our program for The Lean Startup Conference , which comprises approximately 40% women and 25% people of color. Our approach was deliberate, and we want to share it with you, in the hopes that you can replicate it for other conferences and for processes like hiring where equity is important.

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Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business)

Startup Lessons Learned

There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about gender equity in the high-tech and entrepreneurship worlds lately. Engineers are offenders in this category too, but so is any gender-segregated activity, like an all-female PR or marketing team. I already advocate cross-functional teams as part of the lean startup methodology.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods. Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. How to Write a Traditional Business Plan.

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

Lean into your strengths, and don’t try to appeal to everyone. Can you capture more brand equity by executing marketing tactics in new or better ways? Build systems and processes that enable your team to create and distribute content seamlessly. Why should customers choose to do business with you? Which are they neglecting?

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

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Which Investors Are Glad To Pay For Mediocre Performance?

David Teten

” It’s great reading for anyone that leans too heavily on the left side of the brain. The firm hires a lot of PhDs to do research and come out with a wonder drug, and then markets it widely with tons of PR. Teten : I’m not sure I agree, as inevitably some people will look like geniuses in a random distribution of outcomes.