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INNOVATION WITH IMPACT

Risky Business Part 2: Vision and Startup Risk

My goals for Part 2 of this series on managing startups with an investors’ mindset are; Provide insights about how creativity and vision...

How startups are different: No customers or business model

https://www.slideshare.net/venturehacks/customer-development-methodology-presentation If you read nothing else in my article beyond this...

How startups are different: Promise vs. Value

Distinguishing between promise and value was another session in our VC’s seminar that I wish every entrepreneur and startup employee...

How startups are different: Startups require problem solvers

I’m a movie buff and to distinguish what problem-solving means in a startup I’ll use a great example from the movie The Martian. I loved...

How startups are different: Limited time

The time value of money is at the heart of your startup and cash is your blood because it defines how long your startup has to live (if...

Startups are different: Activity vs. Results

At one of the entrepreneurs conferences our venture capital firm provided for its portfolio companies, the lead venture partner...

Startups create something from nothing

Established companies already have customers, product market-fit, brand recognition, revenue and market share which removes a lot of the...

Risky Business: Startups are different

I’ve worked in 12 startups from new business units in Tier One companies, to early and later stage companies, to my own VC-backed company...

Leading with trust and integrity

I am an ardent follower of the leadership style of the US Naval Academy which states "Superb organizations are engulfed by team spirit...