Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Research published by Harvard many years ago in a book, “ The Innovator’s DNA ,” concludes that innovation is about 30 percent individual genes and 70 percent learnable and driven by motivation. Individuals who are innovators are born, not bred.

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Start Up Blog

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2021

Research published by Harvard many years ago in a book, “ The Innovator’s DNA ,” concludes that innovation is about 30 percent individual genes and 70 percent learnable and driven by motivation. Individuals who are innovators are born, not bred.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2011

Despite its title, the book “ Entrepreneurial DNA: The Breakthrough Discovery that Aligns Your Business to Your Unique Strengths &# by serial entrepreneur and author Joe Abraham thankfully isn’t about the perennial debate of whether entrepreneurs are born or made. “For centuries, entrepreneurs have been put in one small box.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2015

Though most business owners don’t have the luxury of hiring branding experts to develop their identities, they can still reach their target audience by understanding what characteristics go into crafting an effective brand image, and defining their own “Brand DNA.”. Defining Your “Brand DNA”. Crafting An Effective Brand Image.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

First, our family DNA made us comfortable talking about risk and self-discovery in running a business, even without formal training. Are you a DNA-based entrepreneur? The post So, do you have that entrepreneurial DNA? For us, I believe it was two important things. Now, how about you? first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

It’s an integral part of the company’s DNA. Coding is the DNA of a Web/Mobile Startup. All great in theory but simply wrong. In a web/mobile startup coding is not an outsourced activity. Having a coder as part of the founding team is essential.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

For example, I believe that the data on the studies of identical twins raised by different parents show that the IQ link is much more strongly correlated with DNA than the parents that raised you. If you have the innate DNA PLUS you put in the 10,000 hours then you are more likely to be at the top of your game. This argument is flawed.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 12, 2014

In DNA yes (mostly), but identical twins share DNA and are not the same person. Your boards are being replaced every second — trillions of cells splitting, growing, dying. Are you the same person you were ten years ago? Physically, not really.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Larry had the DNA I’ve seen common with all the successful entrepreneurs I’ve backed in my 25 years of Venture Capital work—only he had a more exaggerated case than most. Great entrepreneurial DNA is comprised of leadership; technological vision; frugality; and the desire to succeed. Lessons Learned.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 16, 2024

Staying ahead in the sustainability curve is about compliance and integrating ESG values into the corporate DNA to innovate, compete, and thrive in a greener economy. Regulatory requirements for sustainability reporting are ever-evolving, and businesses must remain agile to meet these changing standards.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2014

Specifically what is often not in the DNA of founders are sales skills. They are the lifeblood of many companies yet they are different than the traditional technology startup DNA so the ways that you hire, motivate, compensate and assess performance of these individuals will be different. My first startup was no different.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Throughout human history, a sense of belonging has been ingrained into our DNA. However, they may be missing the one thing that will deliver happier, more loyal and more productive employees: a sense of belonging. Does this surprise you? It shouldn’t.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Hire based on sales DNA and not resume. However, more important is to measure their sales DNA which we define as key traits of successful sellers such as ambition, perseverance, confidence, optimism, sense of urgency, desire to influence others, flexibility and ability to deal with uncertainty.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 8, 2012

This post is the third in a series about Entrepreneurial DNA – an exploration of what makes entrepreneurs different from one another. ” As you may have guessed, “The Expert” is pumped full of, something we call, “Specialist DNA.” It is the Primary DNA of 45% of all entrepreneurs.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Can these skills be outsourced to partners or are they integral to the DNA of the company? Figuring out the right founding team starts with listing the critical activities to make the startup successful in the first year or so. Next, what human resources are necessary to make those activities happen? Filed under: Customer Development.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 11, 2022

So get them on your cap table instead of your org chart, versus just lacking access to this DNA until post-Series A. These roles typically become FTE in your growth from 10 to 50 employees, not 1–10. Best Practices In Marking & Comms Are Highly Extensible.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Instead the list is dominated by the big technology winners of the past 20 years that have built innovation into their DNA (Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, Microsoft), and a lot of smaller, newer start-ups. The main exceptions are Target, Coca Cola, Corning, Ford, and Nike (the company that topped the list).

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 31, 2013

First, our family DNA made us comfortable talking about risk and self-discovery in running a business, even without formal training. Are you a DNA-based entrepreneur? What drove my brother and me to perform, to risk so much, to skirt bankruptcy, to press on again and again? For us, I believe it was two important things.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 21, 2022

Their challenges are not exclusively felt by people with their motivational DNA, but 10 years of venture investing, seeing thousands and thousands of startups, does suggest, at least anecdotally, that mission-driven founders more often experience the following challenges: Assumption That Everyone ‘Understands’ The Problem Like You Do.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2010

After growing past their scrappy startup roots, large companies trying to master disruptive innovation face the ultimate irony; “the Innovator’s DNA” that’s needed has more than likely been purged from the organization. The Innovators DNA, Jeffrey Dyer , Hal Gregersen , Clayton Christensen: Dec 2009. different processes. .

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

This is post #2 in a series about Entrepreneurial DNA, what makes you very different from other entrepreneurs out there – and what to do about it. You must discover your Entrepreneurial Profile (also called BOSI Profile or Entrepreneurial DNA) and build your plan around who you are. We call it Opportunist DNA.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Rather, it is a critical component of a company’s DNA if they are to maintain a competitive edge in an ever-evolving marketplace. It is a frame of mind and is not the sole prerogative of large multinationals or startups. Innovation is a mindset and a different way of looking at things. It is not restricted by industry or company size.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2023

It’s not baked into our DNA, and there are many resources available to direct improvement. I believe accountability is a personal decision that we all can make, largely driven by personal confidence and determination, and is certainly one that we can learn.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Getting to data maturity with help from technology A nonprofit that has reached data maturity is one in which, according to one write-up , “data is now part of your organization’s DNA. Every team and process is totally focused on data, and there’s a culture of sharing it throughout your organization.”

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Through technology, especially Big Data, companies can store and compute such data and convert it into the Digital DNA of any customer. Let’s take a look at them: Engagement with Customers: In the world of online presence and digital engagement, a customer provides data streams that can be useful for any business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

When your changed culture becomes a part of you, your hiring processes, company-wide messaging, and leadership development programs, you start to remove the “all slogans” and “no action” perception, and it becomes ingrained into the DNA of your business. Yielding to the temptation of instant gratification.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 13, 2012

The data shows companies that build corporate citizenship into their business plan, make it part of the DNA of the business, see a return on their investment. Corporate Citizenship is part of our DNA, and part of what allows us to bring true passion for small business and entrepreneurship to Palo Alto Software.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2022

Some of their ideas are as flighty as space travel; others are as grounded as the DNA that makes them who they are. Continue to think big. According to the book, both founders continue to think big. No one proclaims to know where its leaders will take Google and Alphabet next, but everyone expects more great things.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 24, 2020

A marketing consulting firm that has client experience, firm development, case management, strategic marketing, and internal development in their DNA can truly take your firm to the next level with an excellent set of communication tools that have worked for others in the past. Therefore, a strategic digital approach is necessary.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Here’s a round up of early media for The Startup Way Teaching GE to Think Like a Startup ( Fortune ) Eric Ries: Why Companies Need To Create An Entrepreneurial Culture ( Forbes ) In Eric Ries’ new book, he tells companies to turn every unit into a cash-strapped ‘startup’ ( TechCrunch ) How companies can keep their 'start-up DNA': Eric Ries ( CNBC Squawk (..)

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

To make it a part of your brand’s DNA, look for in-house upgrades too. For example, eco-friendly shed bases and summerhouse materials when updating a client’s garden work wonders. Integrating energy-efficient lighting and appliances is another ideal move. Recyclable materials and greener packaging are also necessary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

It’s not baked into our DNA, and there are many resources available to direct improvement. I believe accountability is a personal decision that we all can make, largely driven by personal confidence and determination, and is certainly one that we can learn.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2019

That app, called Tetherpad, was the original DNA of Truss. Everett Harper is the CEO and cofounder of Truss , which builds software and infrastructure to help companies scale and modernize digital services. At Women 2.0 Founder Labs in 2011, Everett pitched an idea to make calendars more useful for executive assistants.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 20, 2017

After all, Ada still carries the DNA for helping people in the way that Volley did – except now, they have a platform to do it at scale. . Some might wonder if it’s possible to pivot from a social network to a SaaS company. From what I’ve seen of Mike and David’s journey so far, I believe that this is the right fit for them.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2018

Core values are the DNA that makes your organization tick. Values are the pillars that uphold the entire structure of servant leadership. Your core values define who you are as a company and who you are as a leader. Honesty, truth, compassion and acceptance are some of the intrinsic core values shared by servant leaders everywhere.

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