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BE 2.0: Focus on Responsibility, Not Tasks – The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Paul G. Silva

This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 A Contrasting Example: When Task-Focus Fails Another startup I worked with initially resisted this framework. Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). Beyond the To-Do List In BE 2.0, ” This shift changed everything.

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The Benefits of Top-Down Thinking & Why it is Critical to Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

I had to understand their business requirements and document them all. I bought the most popular book on the topic, “ The Mind of the Strategist &# by Kenichi Ohmae, who is ex McKinsey. I found this book very useful but still a little bit hard to implement. I’m glad I read it though.

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How to Communicate Impact Metrics to Investors

StartupNation

Post-round, the same metrics framework became our quarterly board template, saving hours of prep. ” These aren’t vanity stats—they’re proof that we’re changing how families preserve legacy, have difficult conversations, and document care preferences before it’s too late. Tips for other founders: 1.

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Scaling across Series A to C

TechCrunch

Co-author of the book "Leaders of Growth," he also hosts its related podcast. This statistic is partially explained by a lack of a good organizational framework for scaling companies across seed to Series C. Here’s our framework: Scaling is a continuum with maturity stages. Documentation and enablement.

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The New Business Preservation Act and the Tradition of U.S. Federal Government Support for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

Ian Hathaway

No one tells this story better than Harvard Business School professor Tom Nicholas in his recent book VC: An American History. This post summarizes the parts of his book that deal with U.S. What may be less known is the federal government’s central role in the birth and early development of the venture capital industry specifically.

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19 Strategies for Managing Risk in a Startup

Startup Blogpost

Ewen Finser , Founder, The Digital Merchant Utilize a Hypothesis-Driven Framework One essential strategy that we’ve utilized to manage risks in our startup journey is the adoption of a hypothesis-driven framework. Documenting them is critical to providing you with data for your cash flow analysis.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: New VC rules, AI biotech investor survey, Instagram ad case study

TechCrunch

In a case study based on Instagram campaigns for a site that facilitates bookings for freelance beauty professionals, digital marketer Angelina Liparteliani looked at Instagram Reels, Feed Posts and Stories. to 17 cents. “The first 90 days of a new CISO’s term are critical,” writes Gantt-Evans.

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