PMF is not guaranteed. Many companies (or shall I say, most startup companies) never find it.
Things I Underestimated About Growing a Business
Interpreting The Art of War for Business: Momentum
Written 2500 years ago, The Art of War originally served as a military treatise addressing a host of skills related to military strategy and tactics. Today, a quick internet search revealed that its insights have been revived and repurposed to find new applications in the world of business. The chapter, and specifically a paragraph, that I would like to discuss is on the subject of Momentum.
An Insight for Managers About Their Team's Culture
Early days for most companies are about survival: launch the first version of the product, track down and win those first customers, and, critically, stay afloat financially. In that sense, StackAdapt was no different. Once we overcame the initial startup hurdles, I turned my attention to scaling up.
GrowthGenius Shares B2B Sales and Marketing Wisdom
Ways to Think About Scaling Startups (Inspired by Camping)
Earlier this month I spent a week in Beautiful British Columbia. One of the trips we undertook was to Garibaldi Lake. After a 23 km hike we were rewarded with one of the most stunning views I have ever seen. The next day, sitting around the picnic table having breakfast, the conversation drifted towards business and startups, and the following question was put to me:“What is it like to start scaling a startup?”
Reduce Startup Risks 06 (Video): Global Expansion Do's and Don'ts (Darrell Heaps)
Reduce Startup Risks 05 (Video): What Second-Time Founders Do Differently (Hussein Fazal)
If you could start your business all over again, what would you do differently? For our third RSR interview, I sat down with Hussein Fazal, founder and CEO of SnapTravel, and previously, AdParlor Inc. (acquired by AdKnowledge in 2011).
Reduce Startup Risks 03 (Video): Building Highly Effective Product Teams (Bohdan Zabawasky)
I sat down with Bohdan Zabawsky, serial CTO and founder of Fortay.co to unpack transitioning from a startup to a major organization, hiring for success, anticipating problems, and dealing with toxic employees while keeping strong employees motivated — specifically engineers, whether they are destined for leadership or not.
Reduce Startup Risks 01 (Video): Talent and HR Strategies (Rajesh Uttamchandani)
Today, I wanted to share the first video interview with Rajesh Uttamchandani, Managing Director and CPO at Zafin. Overseeing an organisation of well over 500 people in size, he provided some amazing insights on what it means to run a company of this calibre and what startups can start doing today to scale their talent strategies.