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What is a project management framework? A guide with 7 examples

The Zapier Blog

Agile Best for: Innovation projects, changing requirements Agile is a collaborative, flexible project management methodology designed by a group of software practitioners in 2001. If you've ever used Trello , you've used a Kanban board for project management. Scrumban solves that issue.

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How to Manage a Startup Through Troubling Times

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Like the downturns in 2008 and 2001, this has been a very trying time for entrepreneurs running startups. Sometimes, you don’t feel comfortable describing your fears and frustrations to your cofounders or investors on your board, but a peer group allows you to do this in a safe way. This only makes the stress build up inside you.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 11 PLG tactics, addressing copycat stigma, ‘unicorn glut’ theory

TechCrunch

“Across the board, the variance in metrics is stark,” says Townshend. “We’ve seen that all before … what’s new-ish (at least since 2001) is the massive overhang of growth investments that will take startups years to grow into,” he wrote. The TechCrunch+ team is growing! Tomorrow at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

” Strohband also served as PM at Volkswagen, led Stanford racing’s autonomous car, Stanley, co-founded Metamind, and sits on the board of various companies. He holds a B.A. from Purdue University and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. John Du — GM Ventures. John received his Ph.D.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” Pre-seed is just a narrower segment where you might raise $1–3 million on a SAFE note and not give out any board seats.

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Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders?

Both Sides of the Table

Due to competitive markets we ended up with a pretty good term sheet until we needed to raise money in April 2001 and then we got completely screwed. After valuation in the video we went through Liquidation Preferences, Board Seats, Protective Provision, Voting Rights, Drag Along Rights, Redemption, Anti-Dilution and a few other key terms.

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10 entrepreneurial superpowers at work in Eastern Europe

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I’ve heard EO members say, “Well, my business tanked in 2001, and I figured it out, so I can figure it out again,” or “I’ve been bankrupt four times. Carrie Santos, CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Entrepreneurs are completely undaunted by a negative turn of events. I’m not afraid.”.