In “Our ‘For Impact’ Culture Code,” Possible Health outlined a number of operating principles and cultural values that are also very appropriate for bootstrappers.
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D. H. Lawrence’s “Escape” Offers a Vision of the Entrepreneur’s Journey
D. H. Lawrence’s “Escape” Offers a Vision of the Entrepreneur’s Journey Read More »
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On Memorial Day we commemorate those who have died in the service of our country. It’s a day of remembrance more than one of celebration. I offer some quotes on death, heroism, and the stories we tell for you to meditate on.
Steve Hodas packs a lot of insight packed into this 15 minute talk from the Lean Startup 2013 conference. A recent conversation reminded me how much I enjoyed this talk and the savvy approach Hodas outlines for enterprise or large organizations who want to encourage innovation by partnering with startups and re-invigorating intrapreneurs and internal
Steve Hodas’ Lean Startup 2013 Talk Offers Recipe for Re-Invigorating Intrapreneurs Read More »
When you are interviewing a prospect don’t ask your next question before you learn from the last answer. If they are not asking you questions it’s deteriorated into an interrogation.
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When you put the chairs in a meeting in a circle you increase audience participation. Circle the chairs to create a roundtable that breaks the “we talk, you listen” dynamic.
Instead of looking left and right for potential competition, I would walk around the table and look at the situation from your prospect’s perspective.
Q: How Much Attention Should I Pay To Potential Competition? Read More »
Don’t do a big launch before you have get answers to your customer discovery questions or you are running a very expensive test of your key customer and market hypotheses.
Q: Can We Launch First and Ask Customer Discovery Questions Later? Read More »
What follows is an exchange on twitter between Kent Beck and Don Reinertsen on Dec 12-2013 about their experiences as speakers at the Lean Startup Conference 2013 that I thought was worth preserving.
Kent Beck and Don Reinertsen on Value of Storytelling Read More »
A collection of quotes of interest and use to entrepreneurs: these quotes for entrepreneurs were identified in April 2014.
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Distinguish tools vs. methods vs. policies. Tools that support a range of methods and policies are much more useful a and much more likely to get used.
Tools vs. Methods vs. Policies Read More »
A recap of Sean Murphy’s presentation on the Great Demo methodology at the Cofounder Club on Wed-Apr-16-2014.
Recap of “How To Give a Great Demo” at CoFounder Club Wed-Apr-16-2014 Read More »
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–March 2014 Read More »
One of the hallmarks for success in a business-to-business market is the ability to form personal relationships as well as professional business relationships. Both require building trust. I am always dismayed when I read advice that advocates bait and switch or other forms of con games that erode trust and make it difficult for any
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My demos have too much detail,” I said to myself. Change is hard, but we took the “Great Demo” model and tried it. More deals are closing now.
Great Demo Workshop Attendee: “Holy Crap! My Demos Have Too Much Detail” Read More »
Learn How to Market Your Expertise March 25 in Sunnyvale Whether you are a software startup or a consultant you have to convince prospects that you have the expertise to solve their problems by what you say, what you write, and what others say about you. This three hour workshop will outline a mix of proven
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Looking for advice on lead generation or closing deals? Schedule office hours to walk around your current situation or opportunity.
Office Hours: Schedule Time To Walk Around Your MVP Read More »
Without a revenue hypothesis your business model is just a list of activities users are engaging in. You need to map customer actions to revenue and costs.
Without A Revenue Hypothesis Your Business Model Is a List of User Activities Read More »
Patrick Steyaert (@PatrickSteyaert) of Okaloa developed the Discovery Kanban model to manage risks and options in a product roadmap.
Discovery Kanban Helps You Manage Risks and Options In Your Product Roadmap Read More »
