Steve Blank
APRIL 10, 2019
A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. VC’s have just changed the ~50-year old social contract with startup employees. In doing so they may have removed one of the key incentives that made startups different from working in a large company. For most startup employee’s startup stock options are now a bad deal. Here’s why.
The Next Web
APRIL 10, 2019
Probably one of the most well-known brand fails in the past few years was Pepsi’s 2017 ad featuring Kendall Jenner. Released in the midst of the Black Lives Matter and Women’s March movements, the ad features the supermodel leading a group of ambiguous protestors and ends with a Pepsi peace offering to a police officer. After receiving widespread criticism, the company quickly pulled the ad and issued a public apology.
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Board Effect
APRIL 10, 2019
If you’re going to take time out of your day to attend a meeting, whether it’s a formal meeting or an informal meeting, you’ll want it to be as productive as possible. Meetings that lack a solid structure can easily get off track and amount to a lot of talk with no action. Brainstorming sessions and active discussions are good things, but when that’s all they are, it feels like a waste of valuable time for many people.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 12, 2019
Image via Flickr by Phil Gyford Starting a new venture still costs real money, even though the entry price has come down dramatically in last few decades. For example, I come from a software background, and back in the early PC days, it could easily cost half a million dollars for a team of professionals to produce a commercial product. Now, with powerful high-level tools and open source software, winning smartphone apps can be built by a good hacker for a few thousand dollars.
Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic
Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 9, 2019
I fund startups for a living and before that I ran two software startups that I founded. I’ve spent countless hours looking at historical finances, budgets, forecasts and future projections. With a standard tech startup I can tell you in my sleep that your two biggest cost items by a long shot are people (between 60–75% of total costs) and space (10–20% of total costs).
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 11, 2019
Nanodegrees are the new face of education and career training. While a four-year-degree can never hurt, businesses are more interested in your on the job skills than whether or not you finished all your gen ed classes. Online learning sources that provide technical education taught by industry experts in very specific areas have gained popularity as a proven career path to high paying positions in business, web development and design and information technology.
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Version One Ventures
APRIL 11, 2019
Six weeks ago, we kicked off a new series where we profile an awesome operator in our network to learn about his/her work and contributions to his/her organization and community at large. Our inaugural guest was Bala Subramaniam and we asked him three questions on marketplaces. This time, I am very excited to introduce Sin-Mei Tsai , VP of Engineering at Shippo , a Version One portfolio company.
The Startup Magazine
APRIL 11, 2019
It’s a regular question googled in relation to the adaption of scrum methodology, and still people are confused whether to implement it in their projects. All of us know in software companies that scrum is the most significant agile methodology for handling software projects. In spite of its well-known advantages (flexibility, quick feedbacks, adaptability and better communication), we might be uncertain whether to use this framework or follow a traditional way for the development.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 12, 2019
Property division is often a problematic issue of a divorce process. Along with child custody and alimony, this part of divorce determines important terms which influence a whole further life of the former spouses. The emotional side of the distribution of the property raises issues like confidence in the future, desire to defend personal interests, the clash of different points of view on what justice is, and so on.
Up and Running
APRIL 9, 2019
Why add a SWOT analysis into your business plan and the strategic planning process? I believe in it because the SWOT phase was vital to my planning process as I grew Palo Alto Software from zero to over $5 million in annual sales. If you’re not familiar with the SWOT matrix, it stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Read more about what it is and how to do your analysis , and download our free SWOT analysis template to help you get started.
Start Up Blog
APRIL 11, 2019
Ten years is not a very long time, but in a world of exponential technology, a lot can happen. So I thought I’d provide some predictions for the world by 2030. Thirty of them, to be precise. Let’s call it 30 for 2030. Sure, some of the ideas below might seem like science fiction or fantasy, but so was much of the technology we take for granted today.
The Next Web
APRIL 11, 2019
No matter what industry you work in, no matter what the size of your company, few things are more important than finding and retaining the best available talent. After all, finding new employees can prove quite expensive, while hanging on to your best workers will give your company the foundation it needs for lasting success. As Jack Altman, CEO for HR-software company Lattice, writes, costs such as “hiring, onboarding, training, ramp time to peak productivity, the loss of engagement from others
Board Effect
APRIL 8, 2019
If you’re a Type A person who likes to have a place for everything and have everything in its place, you’re happy to attend a well-organized meeting. If you’re a Type B person who has a place for almost everything and everything is sort of in its place, you probably like well-organized meetings as well. Organized meetings that have well-enforced rules take the confusion out of who gets to speak first and what comes next on the agenda.
deal architect
APRIL 7, 2019
Tom Bogan is CEO of Adaptive Insights, a company whose business planning cloud automates previously manual planning tasks—for finance, sales, and workforce planning—and supplements those capabilities with enterprise-scale reporting and analytics. Tom joined Adaptive Insights when it was at $40.
Austin Startup
APRIL 8, 2019
Success leaves clues; perhaps that is why some of the most successful entrepreneurs turned investors in my startups such as Brett Hurt & Mark Cuban both told me that they like weekly updates from the startups in which they invest. It forces the CEO to think on a weekly cadence and to be honest with themselves about progress. Regular, transparent updates through good and bad delivered to your investors will create a village of people who feel like part of your extended team.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 9, 2019
We all know that starting a business is hard work, and growing it is even harder. Every step has to be thoroughly thought out, because if you miss even one, it could mean everything. New businesses are started all the time, but only a few of them last beyond five years. Now that the internet has fostered such an accessible and easy way for people to connect and run their own start-ups, competition has skyrocketed.
Board Effect
APRIL 12, 2019
As the first board members arrive at the board meeting, the tone for the meeting is already being set. When all board directors are in their seats before the meeting starts and each of them has fulfilled their commitment to preparing well for the meeting, it sets the tone for how to conduct a board meeting for a nonprofit that’s efficient and productive.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 6, 2019
Image via Flickr by watsonsinelgin With the cost of entry at an all-time low, and the odds of success equally low, more and more entrepreneurs are starting multiple companies concurrently. This “parallel entrepreneur” idea has been around since at least the days of Thomas Edison, and for the new generation of entrepreneurs, who have been multi-tasking since birth, it’s probably not even a stretch.
deal architect
APRIL 7, 2019
SAP briefed me, under NDA, on Friday night about Rob Enslin leaving. At that time, I was also staring at a fairly hostile email from another vendor exec in response to a request they become more open in their analyst.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 9, 2019
by Alisa Marie Beyer, CEO, LemonTree Partners. Congratulations! You’ve just been promoted into the C-suite executive position of your dreams, and you’re undoubtedly proud and excited. You’re also undoubtedly busy. New executives always have a lot on their plates. For any newly established C-suiter, taking on all of these tasks and getting started in their new position is a critical time.
View from Seed
APRIL 11, 2019
The last thing you want to do is go through all the time and energy of finding and hiring a new employee only to find out, after you’ve extended the offer, that they’re not a good fit. It happens all of the time. People who look great on paper, and can charm in interviews, may not always be your best option. I know you’re probably thinking that identifying a bad hire may seem nearly impossible but if you learn to spot some of the early signs, you’ll save yourself a lot of frustration (and $$$) i
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 8, 2019
Image via Wikipedia The challenge for all of us in business is to improve competitiveness by improving employee productivity and reducing costs. According to Gartner , one of the biggest drags on productivity is employee engagement, still hovering around 30 percent, and costing our businesses over $450 billion per year. I believe the only way to improve engagement is to make work more satisfying.
deal architect
APRIL 9, 2019
My new book is now available to buy here in print version, and in the Kindle eBook version. As with my earlier books, I am excerpting roughly 10% of the 400 page book in a series of posts on my.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 11, 2019
Thinking about business opportunities, all we can dream about is of a good place in big city areas with tons of facilities and huge crowds to make maximum profits. But, in reality, business opportunities are not just restricted to big city areas. Many entrepreneurs have made a long way in their business starting from a small town. The rustic culture of the rural areas, clean and green environment far away from the city population and friendly neighbourhoods actually gives birth to plenty of busi
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 8, 2019
After spending more than 20 years in Silicon Valley fighting my way through every conceivable obstacle, misstart, and product disaster, I’ve learned that knowledge can be an organization’s greatest asset. But standardizing best practices and giving everyone access to valuable institutional knowledge remains a challenge for many companies. More than 70 percent of employees said […].
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 7, 2019
Image via Flickr by World Economic Forum As a long-time mentor and advisor to new business owners, I can attest to both the need for mentoring, and the satisfaction that comes from watching an aspiring but tentative entrepreneur grow into someone capable of changing the world. Business is not rocket science, and one-on-one guidance face-to-face, with a real project, trumps the classroom and mistakes every time.
deal architect
APRIL 9, 2019
Oracle sent me the video of the product session at SuiteWorld which could not be webcast live when I wrote the post Unfair to NetSuite? Of the 7 webcast keynotes I watched at Oracle MBX/MCX and at SuiteWorld this was.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 12, 2019
by Dannie De Novo, author of “ Get in a Good Mood & Stay There “ As a coach on the principles of success and personal awareness, I am often asked what the secret to success really is. Is it hard work? Is it persistence? Is it talent? Well, yes… and no. All of those things are part of the success recipe, but the most important ingredient, the part that makes or breaks your success in any area of your life, is faith.
SiliconHills
APRIL 10, 2019
By LAURA LOREK, Publisher of Silicon Hills News Zoho wants to keep things weird in Austin. The software company officially announced this week at its annual Zoholics conference that it is moving its headquarters from Pleasanton, Calif. to a 368-acre campus near the Austin airport. “I like Austin,” said Sridhar Vembu, Zoho’s founder and CEO, […].
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 10, 2019
Image via Pixabay Most entrepreneurs who start a company alone soon come to the conclusion that two heads are better than one – someone to share the workload, the hard decisions, and the costs. In a moment of crisis, you may be tempted to take on the first person expressing interest as a co-founder. This would be a mistake, and could easily cost you your startup.
Rembrandt Communications
APRIL 10, 2019
News: Small Business PR Academy Opens for Pre-Registration. Entrepreneurs to get competitive edge via DIY public relations at www.rembrandtwrites.com. Entrepreneurs can now pre-register for the new, Small Business PR Academy from Rembrandt Communications at www.rembrandtwrites.com. Instead of wasting resources, anyone can now learn the skills necessary to take advantage of all the benefits small business public relations (PR) has to offer… at a fraction of the cost of hiring an agency.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 8, 2019
by Wayne Titus, author of “ The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being “ As an entrepreneur, even if you’ve hired the right adviser to make your wealth grow, you are not done managing that wealth. You’ll also need to consider wealth transfer: making sure your assets go where you want when you die or if you become incapacitated. Two of my clients recently died of cancer, and their stories illustrate the importance of planning ahead.
YFS Magazine
APRIL 12, 2019
There are two types of entrepreneurs and both can grow their businesses in an intentional way. Here are three tips to living richly for both camps.
SiliconHills
APRIL 9, 2019
Zoho Tuesday announced plans for a new 375-acre campus with a 100,000 square foot building in South-east Austin. The company, which is hosting its annual national users’ conference, Zoholics, at the Palmer Events Center, will release more details later this morning during a presentation along with Zoho’s Founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu and Austin Mayor […].
Rembrandt Communications
APRIL 10, 2019
News: Small Business PR Academy Opens for Pre-Registration. Entrepreneurs to get competitive edge via DIY public relations at www.rembrandtwrites.com. Entrepreneurs can now pre-register for the new, Small Business PR Academy from Rembrandt Communications at www.rembrandtwrites.com. Instead of wasting resources, anyone can now learn the skills necessary to take advantage of all the benefits small business public relations (PR) has to offer… at a fraction of the cost of hiring an agency.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 8, 2019
Business intelligence (BI) technology is typically associated with larger companies with access to high end software and huge amounts of data, but BI is on the cusp of something new. With more affordable technology, this type of analysis is increasingly available to SMBs. Now, whether your company has five employees or 500, you have access to BI software that can provide key insights , save your company time, and predict what’s coming next on your professional agenda.
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