Hidden Risk of Big Organizational Change
It is often necessary to make big changes in organizations. Companies get locked into old patterns, fall behind competitors, or otherwise end up poorly aligned …
Management Archive
You’re Uninvestable, You Don’t Follow The Rules
Feelings count before the numbers ever do in the Startup world. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Startups need the participation of many different people in order to be …
The 2 Simple goals for Every Technical Product Company
Engineers make the world go ’round, for technical product companies. In technical businesses, the management of technology can be complex. Creation of business models, …
Do Startups Need Funding Anymore?
Startups without financing are like small boats in a big ocean. The short answer is “No. Startups these days can usually get going without investors.” The …
3 Simple Words For A More Successful Startup
Ready, Fire, Aim. Now we aim after we fire. It works better. It has long been a truism that to hit a target, you first …
Founders Syndrome: The Third Rail of the Startup world
Heed the warning sign. (Photo credit: zigazou76) Speaking with an entrepreneur friend recently, she related a story of working with an inventor who had a …
Basics Win Ball Games
Back to Basics. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The most successful businesses are those that master the basic transactions of their market and execute them with reliability …
What Employees Secretly Want
Beyond momentary oscillations in motivational direction (which are largely unpredictable), team members in most cases will demonstrate a built-in bias towards certain categories of “big …
The Most Valuable Startup Asset: Your Meta-Tribe
As someone who has grown tech businesses outside of Silicon Valley, I can directly appreciate the ‘planting a tulip in the desert’ scenario that can …
Startup Success: Is Hard Work Enough?
Even these big guys were seeds at one point in time. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A good friend of mine has long argued that startups can …
