Navigating the Limits of “I’ll Know It When I See It”
At SKMurphy, we look for solutions that automate the insights and diagnostic skills embedded in “I will know it when I see it”.
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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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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in February 2024
Quotes for entrepreneurs curated in February 2024 on a theme of positive deviance and useful non-conformance that create ‘productive variety.”
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Sean Murphy’s Favorite Talks for Engineers and Entrepreneurs
A list of Sean Murphy’s favorite talks for engineers and entrepreneurs; includes Silicon Valley Innovation and How to Bootstrap.
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Seven Tips for Taking Full Advantage of a Conference
Here are seven tips for taking full advantage of a conference: how to prepare, planning your schedule, effective networking, taking notes, and following up.
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Power Out: Storms and Disruptions In Our Daily Life
A power outage triggers some reflections on the value of redundancy and some kind words for those who make repairs on dark and rainy nights.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in January 2024
My theme for quotes for entrepreneurs this month is effective preparation: looking back, looking forward, learning from past mistakes, and avoiding needless worry.
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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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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in December 2023
Theme for December 2023 quotes for entrepreneurs is books and reading.
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Newsletter Q4/2023: Market Exploration
Our Q4/2023 Newsletter focuses on our Customer Discovery Bootcamp for Market Exploration. It is offered on demand with new cohorts starting in January 2024.
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Happy Holidays 2023
Happy Holidays 2023: Best Wishes from all of us at SKMurphy for a Joyous Holiday Season and a Successful New Year!
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Scott Swaaley on his Entrepreneurial Journey at MakeSafe
Scott Swaaley of MakeSafe shares details of his entrepreneurial journey in two videos jointly produced with Altium.
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Next Customer Discovery Bootcamp Starts in January 2024
We are offering a new round of our popular “Customer Discovery Bootcamp” session starting in January of 2024
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Faith Emittee on “Working Capital: Assembling Your Team”
A guest post by Faith Emittee that summarizes key insights from the cofounder chapter in “Working Capital: Assembling Your Team.” It originally appeared on Sparkyard as “Why You Should Consider Partnering with a Cofounder.” Reprinted with permission.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in November 2023
Theme for this month’s quotes for entrepreneurs is managing when you are “over your head.” How do you make realistic plans and what do you do when your plan is clearly not working.
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Thanksgiving 2023: Absent Friends
This Thanksgiving, I am reflecting on absent friends. I was able to say goodbye to some; in other cases neither of us realized we would soon be parted.
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Chalk Talk: Sarasvathy’s Effectuation Model for Startups
This chalk talk on Saras Sarasvathy’s effectuation model for startups outlines an approach that successful entrepreneurs use to establish and grow their startups. This approach is the most effective one that I have seen.
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Key Takeaways from Fri-Nov-3 Bootstrappers Breakfast
We had a good discussion at this morning at Voyager Coffee in San Jose for the Fri-Nov-3 Bootstrappers Breakfast. Here are some key items we discussed and my takeaways.
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Q: Should I Leave Medical School For a Startup?
SKMurphy startup advice column: a reader asks how to decide whether to leave medical school to pursue a startup idea.
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Frank Tisellano: “Business First” Product Management
Frank Tisellano gave a briefing on his “Cynical PM Framework” at Lean Culture, advocating for a “business first” approach to product management.
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