Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 9, 2016
Most begin by doing the product development, marketing and sales alone, but struggle making the transition to hiring and coaching others, defining repeatable processes and focusing on future strategy. For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 30, 2009
In 2002 I became exposed to the idea of “agile software development&# and subsequently was a first round investor in Rally Software which is now the market leader in Agile application lifecycle management software. Startup Lessons Learned - the Conference (April 23. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,
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ConversionXL
MARCH 19, 2020
In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S. The best drivers apply the brakes just ahead of the curve (they take out excess costs), turn hard toward the apex of the curve (identify the short list of projects that will form the next business model), and accelerate hard out of the curve (spend and hire before markets have rebounded).
Board Effect
OCTOBER 5, 2020
To preserve the integrity of nonprofits, the IRS set new rules for nonprofit executive compensation in 2002. In general, nonprofit executive committees should focus more on social outcomes related to the mission over financial metrics. IRS Regulations for Nonprofit Executive Compensation.
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 14, 2009
We changed our model to B2B and adopted Agile around 2002. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. I joined a financial services tech startup in 1999. It was a disaster.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 21, 2016
Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees. Anything that hints of a down round brings questions about the success metrics that have already been “booked.”
Cracking the Code
DECEMBER 11, 2015
Mastering your pitch to a VC, prospective customers, new hires or partners is part art and part science. When Elon Musk received $200 million from the proceeds of the PayPal acquisition in 2002, he re-invested everything to build the next big thing: $100 million in SpaceX and $100 million in Tesla. Talk about passion and commitment!
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