Violence of Action for Startups
Violence of action means the unrestricted use of speed, strength, surprise, and aggression to achieve total dominance against your enemy. – Cade Courtley (c) 2007 Oliver Koemmerling A Strategy for...
View ArticleGood Neighbor – A Hackathon Retrospective
Every year, I try and participate in at least one Hackathon. As a Product Manager, I find building and shipping a product as fast as possible is a great way to work on your ability to scope and...
View ArticlePremature Optimization is the Root of All Evil
H/T: @lpolovets Donald Knuth was specifically talking about algorithms in computer software, but the lesson applies broadly to product development, startups, and self-improvement. Perfection is the...
View ArticleEmployee Heatmap – The Simplest and Most Effective Tool in the Management...
One of the hardest things for senior managers to maintain Situational Awareness across their entire organization. Ego and averaging often obscure the reporting up through your hierarchy. Mid-level...
View ArticleEquity: Three Mistakes Founders Make
The Equity Mistake They Make With Each Other: If you’re founding a company with other people. All founders should vest in their stock over time. Typically, you should use a one-year cliff and 4 year...
View ArticleScaling Operations: Simple but not Easy
Scaling Operations for your SaaS startup by Kat Carter from Squire. Focused on the foundational elements of scaling and highlighted Kat’s knowledge. The Q&A at the end goes deeper and shares her...
View ArticleHow do you go from idea stage to having a startup?
The Idea Stage Startup Trap I spend a lot of time talking to Idea Stage Founders about their fictional startups. Often they’re stuck thinking about their business instead of building it. The key to...
View ArticleWhy is the Western New York Startup Community growing?
I spent today compiling a retrospective report that summarizes the past six months. I’m left in awe of all that you have done as a startup community. We have grown and supported each through a...
View ArticleHow do you run an Early Stage Pitch event?
Pitch-In is an event designed to help founders of early stage companies. Early Stage Founders present their business idea and receive kind-but-critical feedback. What’s the Format of a Pitch Event?...
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