Startup Viability Toolkit: 6 Viability Worksheets to Test and Validate Your Business Idea
We developed a set of business viability worksheets that help startup entrepreneurs think clearly and make informed decisions.
Rules of Thumb
Good Post-Mortem Questions Spark Learning
For startups, conducting post-mortems with customers helps crystallize learning, improve products, and strengthen trust.
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Scott Galloway: Entrepreneurs Sign the Front of the Check
In a candid interview with Betty Liu, Scott Galloway makes a number of insightful observations. The key one is that the requisite for being an entrepreneur is a willingness to sign the front of the check–not the back–for the pleasure of working their ass off in their own company. Most people understand that theoretically, but
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Harbinger or Outlier, Vision or Mirage, Threat or Opportunity
It’s hard to see things as they are and as they will become. Distinguishing between vision or mirage is a perpetual challenge for the entrepreneur.
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Starting Small Can Lead to A Big Success
In a world where bigger often seems better, there’s a compelling argument to be made for the power of starting small.
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Eleven Maxims From Francesco Guicciardini
Eleven maxims from Francesco Guicciardini that offer helpful advice for entrepreneurs on making decisions and managing risk.
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Twelve Life Hacks from Alexey Guzey
As of Jan-18-2024 Alexey Guzey has assembled 130 Life Hacks; I have selected 12 I found the most valuable and added a few comments, preserving Guzey’s original numbering.
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Recognizing and Developing Expertise
Recognizing and developing expertise are critical skills for entrepreneurs. Expertise is often a key differentiator for new products.
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Guidelines for Effective TeamWork in Remote Teams
Here are some suggested practice for cultivating and maintaining effective teamwork in starts that are working as remote teams.
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Treat Your Spouse As An Investor
Here are ten rules of thumb for treating your spouse as an investor in your startup and some tips on conversations to have before you commit.
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ChatGPT Tips Getting the Most Out of the Chatbot
Here are some ChatGPT tips and use cases I’ve gleaned from a year of use for getting the most out of the technology.
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What is an Editorial Calendar?
Edited transcript An editorial calendar is a planning tool used for content creation and publishing. It is a schedule that outlines the topics, themes, and timing of planned content pieces, such as articles, blog posts, social media updates, videos, podcasts, white papers and other forms of media. The purpose of an editorial calendar is to
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Enhance Collaboration With Think-Write-Pair-Share
One facilitation strategy we use for more thoughtful discussions and encourages greater participation and collaboration.
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Paul Orlando – How to Quantify if a Market is Ripe for Your Product
Timing plays a significant role in the success of startups. It’s about recognizing the right moment to launch a product or service that aligns with emerging trends, consumer demand, and market conditions.
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Four Lessons for Startups from SVB Shutdown
Here are four key lessons for startups I have extracted from the shutdown of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).
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Julie Fast Offers Four Practical Tips on Perseverance
I found that Julie Fast offered a number of practical tips for dealing with motivation and low energy; this post highlights four.
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Bootstrappers Breakfasts: the Power of Community and Conversation
Fourteen tips on how to take advantage of the power of community and conversation at the Bootstrappers Breakfasts.
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Networking in Silicon Valley 2023
A primer on Networking in Silicon Valley 2023, collects material from articles I’ve written and briefings I’ve given over the last 16 years.
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Harsh Darji on How to Innovate Using Visual Thinking
Harsh Darji shares some of his drawings and his process of visual thinking. See how visual thinking can help you innovate your business.
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Triage for Managing Interrupts
This is for startup founders. You have a lot on your plate and events and interruptions make it even more interesting.
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