The Real Complexity of Startup Business
Creating business value is a multifacted process that requires a number of areas of problem solving–of dealing with complexity in various forms. I assert that …
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 …
A Startup Conversation with Steve Blank
Steve Blank, entrepreneur, author, and educator. Steve Blank is one of Silicon Valley’s most well known entrepreneurial educators, and one of its most active opinion …
Paying It Forward: Silicon Valley’s Open Secret to Success
Cooperation comes naturally in the West. (Photo credit: Show Us Your Togwotee) Silicon Valley is noted for its remarkable innovation, and is often copied by other …
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 …
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