Steve Blank
JANUARY 17, 2023
Venture Studios are an “idea factory” with their own employees searching for product/market fit and a repeatable and scalable business model. But these look for founders who have a technical or business model insight and a team. They do the most to de-risk the early stages of a startup. Carlos stirred his coffee.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 4, 2017
Idealistic founders believe they will break the mold when they scale, and not turn into a “typical big company.” Why is this impossible when you have 500 employees? Or it’s fatal because that was a co-founder. Then new-employee-orientation. Why do they never succeed? From Brittle to Robust. Predictability.
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Up and Running
JULY 28, 2022
The size standards are different for each industry and are defined by the government body established to oversee such matters. Generally, the size is based on the number of employees and annual receipts for a given period. What you need depends on your location, business activities, industry, and government rules.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
He seemed to ignore the fact that hungry people rarely have money, and governments are very unpredictable customers. Unless you have a co-founder or two with the business skills to complement your technical ones, you need a friendly Advisory Board. The cost of a co-founder is usually fifty percent of your equity.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 3, 2024
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concepts have been developing since the advocation of equal rights by the working men parties in the 1830s, and pollution control in the mid-1850s — when Chicago pragmatically built the first US sewage system to improve water supply. trillion problem, and also a cost on the environment.
Board Effect
APRIL 15, 2024
The profound impact of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a centerpiece of the stewardship of these organizations; sustained and effective social response and problem solving requires diverse and inclusive governance. Far beyond corporate strategy; it’s about fulfilling missions effectively.
David Teten
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? The first and primary role of a government is to provide basic public goods competently. To the extent that the government fails to do that, it will retard job creation.
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