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“I think viewing your board as an audience to be ‘sold’ to instead of a partner in your journey will orient your board to be less trusting and collaborative.” Five Questions with Nilam Ganenthiran, Former President of Instacart

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He brought relevant operating experience and a great perspective into the room, representing not the CEO, not the investors, but *the company,* which is exactly what you want from an Independent. Hunter Walk: You started at Instacart in 2013, just a year after it was founded, which obviously turned out to be an epic decision.

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Do you agree with “Fail fast?”

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Fail fast,” they say. But what if you believe so strongly in your budding enterprise that this seems to be the most ill-advised directive you’ve ever heard? So here are some rules that might make it clearer for you and for those who so easily quote the mantra. Could you pivot to save the company?

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If You Don’t Have a Discrete Hypothesis You Are Incapable of Failing

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I find myself nodding – even when the topic is one I don’t expect to agree with such as “fail fast.” should companies do spreadsheets / plan / have a hypothesis for success? how do you handle internal company morale? how should you organize teams in a startup? Check it out.

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Public and Open Debate is the Highest Form of Democracy (and Blogging)

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As a political junkie one of my favorite things to do was to watch Question Time. If you never seen Question Time it’s worth worth 2 minutes to watch this short video of Gordon Brown debating David Cameron and then check out the Wikipedia link I previous provided. It proves that you really have freedom of speech.

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5 Early Indicators Your Embedded Analytics Will Fail

Brought to you by Logi Analytics. But by then, it may be too late. In this White Paper, Logi Analytics has identified 5 tell-tale signs your project is moving from “nice to have” to “needed yesterday.".

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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An alternate outcome that I also unfortunately observe in some cases are companies who had extreme early success with an initial product adoption but failed in key areas that limited the growth and therefore the ultimate financial outcomes. MakeSpace (as he named it) would help you get your excess goods into low-cost warehouses.

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Why You Need to Ring the Freaking Cash Register

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You would figure out how to monetize later. Not everybody agrees and in some cases they’re right so you have to decide for yourself. If you are a super young, well-connected, Stanford CS or EE, worked at Facebook early, have a bit o’ dosh and have VCs chasing youyou are exempt.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? Brought to you by Logi Analytics. We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices.