Up and Running
JULY 1, 2020
Quickly scratch out a business plan, even employing a lean planning model , for your expansion like it’s a new business. I needed to determine whether we could profitably hire an additional advisor to properly manage this emerging marker to allow the current advisor more time to manage their own.
Austin Startup
MAY 8, 2018
Background reading: Founder Compensation: Cash, Equity, Liquidity Fatal Errors in Early Startup Hiring Early Hires: Options or Stock Given how deeply involved we are with early-stage startups hiring their first key employees, I figured it would be helpful to outline a few key principles to help entrepreneurs navigate the topic.
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Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 5, 2010
Brant and Patrick undertook a difficult challenge: to provide a generally accessible introduction to Customer Development, without diluting its impact or dumbing-down its principles. On the minus side, that has made it a wee bit hard to understand. I think theyve succeeded. The Entrepreneur’s Guide is an easy read.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 15, 2009
Of all the tactics I have advocated as part of the lean startup , none has provoked as many extreme reactions as continuous deployment , a process that allows companies to release software in minutes instead of days, weeks, or months. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May. for Harvard Business Revie.
Up and Running
JULY 14, 2015
You hire more staff than you need, become inefficient with operations, or move to bigger offices. Operating lean should be the mantra of all businesses. Then, the only other thing you need to do is curb your enthusiasm to spend, spend, spend, and be sure to enforce the lean practices you started with. Assessing need.
Mike Michalowicz
JANUARY 16, 2023
While I can’t directly get you hired for an event or your book published tomorrow, I can share some lessons I learned as you forge your path toward becoming a small business industry expert and leader. . But, your messaging will be diluted if you are trying to speak to many needs. Speak to one person in the audience.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Are you in the “lean&# phase? I’m a very big believer in the “Lean Startup&# principles as espoused by Steve Blank and Eric Ries. If you are able to raise money from credible sources at a reasonable dilution percentage then I personally favor getting the round done now and building your business. 25% dilution).
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