Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I installed Windows 3.1

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 6, 2021

You can adopt that framework to encourage cashless payments, too. Create a more secure framework for payments. Contributed to EO by By Ross Hansen, digital media consultant, and principal of Hansen Ross Media. Encourage contactless payments with a rewards scheme.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. If large volumes are purchased from a small number of locations I’m told the NY Times discounts this.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 16, 2012

They're often doing a startup because that's what it seems smart people do these days--like the same way the best people piled into investment banking or consulting years ago. Stories create a construct-a framework to make sure we've accounted for all the parts. I was watching a legendary story in the making.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

It’s like trusting your 28-year-old fresh-from-MBA-school McKinsey consultant to make executive business decisions about your 128 year-old-business that they know nothing about just because they are wicked smart, have a blackbelt in Excel & Powerpoint and do better graphs than you. In my view the best VCs are merely your guides.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Read on to learn why Joachimsthaler believes this framework encourages innovation more than any other business model. is the founder and CEO of VIVALDI as well as a marketing consultant, author and visiting professor. This enables entrepreneurs to build their startups while contributing to solve major challenges problems.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. 15:00 Question from the chat: Are VCs moving to be consulting companies in some parts? But Nate actually worked directly for Clay for a year-and-a-half! I agree with him.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2013

But before you achieve product / market fit you’re often in “consultative sales” mode where your objective is to tease out customer needs. I’m going to set up the framework today and in future posts I’ll drill down into each area. We called our methodology PUCCKA. Unique Selling Proposition. Compelling Event. Key Players.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Kent recently became the seventh certified Conscious Capitalism consultant globally. To this end, the conscious capitalism movement provides a framework that includes four interconnected disciplines. EO asked Kent how entrepreneurs can embrace the tenets of Conscious Capitalism. Higher purpose.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., 1 thing that has consistently helped me get better at setting—and achieving—goals is using the right framework.” shared his preferred goal-setting methodology. “I’ve

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StartupNation

JUNE 9, 2025

It helps you stay focused on your objectives and provides a framework for decision-making. Don’t be afraid to seek help, whether it’s hiring employees, outsourcing certain tasks, or seeking advice from mentors or consultants. Free Online Skills Training: From Cash Flow to Cybersecurity 2.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

Software consultants come in many forms, but if you cannot write your own code, finding a developer who meets your needs can be a stressful process that involves much trial and error. To narrow down good consultancies, we polled experts across the world about the best software development consultants through our TechCrunch Experts program.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2025

What if we managed our businesses with creativity and vision rather than relying solely on metrics and frameworks? IDEO, a global design consultancy, is another perfect example of Drucker’s principles in action. What if leadership was an art form? That’s the question I’ve been pondering ever since.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

The best WordPress SEO plugins Yoast SEO for content analysis and guidance Rank Math for a free plan and affordable scalability Squirrly SEO for AI-powered suggestions SmartCrawl for balancing features with simplicity The SEO Framework for speed and automation Slim SEO for beginners What makes the best WordPress SEO plugin?

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Register An India-based tech-enabled global platform that offers environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and accounting and reporting consulting, has officially announced the launch of its operations after it also earned $12.5 Remember Me. No account yet? million in series A for a minority stake sale. Uniqus Consultech Inc.

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Jason Malki

MAY 4, 2025

Over the years, he has pioneered AI-powered frameworks that have improved regulatory adherence while significantly reducing operational costs. His company, UGR-NextGen Compliance, is revolutionizing how businesses approach regulatory requirements through innovative technology solutions and strategic consulting services.

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

Niclas Schlopsna , Managing Consultant and CEO, spectup Align Metrics with Investor Priorities Investors don’t want a spreadsheet—they want to understand why your numbers matter. Post-round, the same metrics framework became our quarterly board template, saving hours of prep. Tips for other founders: 1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2019

You might say that, as a Fortune 500 executive recently told me (only half-jokingly), that “reorganizations are highly successful, if you’re a management consulting firm.”. Determine frameworks for communicating ROI and benefits to different stakeholders, from the C-suite, to finance and procurement teams, to R&D.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 5, 2024

Dennis Consorte , Digital Marketing and Leadership Consultant for Startups, Snackable Solutions Link Incentives to Goals Accountability is the cornerstone of high-performing startup teams. To help achieve this, the ‘OKR’ (Objectives and Key Results) framework can serve as an effective technique.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

As founder of InfoTrust , a digital analytics consulting and technology company, and the company’s Basket Brigade, a program that delivers Thanksgiving meals to local families in need, Alex Yastrebenetsky thinks he’s on to something. Is it because the InfoTrust Foundation was approved as a 501(c)3? Basket Brigade used to be my “thing.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

And according to a new report from Salient Advisory, a global healthcare consulting firm, this is the segment where the most impressive growth has occurred for Africa’s healthcare in the last 12 months. However, a particular segment has achieved scale faster within the past year. And of course, funding in health tech is generally low.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 10, 2020

Motivated by the desire to understand the systemic reasons keeping businesses from scaling , Fred spent four years conducting an ethnographic study whose conclusions helped define a conceptual Framework – the Five Conditions – codifying the processes, structures and behaviors that go into building a business. entrepreneurs.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 15, 2024

Dawn Hart , Senior Consultant, Manage With Hart Rule Out Misunderstandings First Listen, ask questions, and gather all the context. Proactively discuss and establish a conflict resolution framework as part of team discussions or meetings. Cristina Imre , Founder Tech Leadership Lab and Quantum Wins Consultant, Tech Leadership Lab

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. This typically includes: Relationships with relevant service providers in your vertical, often with pre-negotiated discounts: coaches, lawyers, accountants, common software vendors, consultants. Experts can turn into consultants, board members, interim execs, etc.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., 1 thing that has consistently helped me get better at setting—and achieving—goals is using the right framework.” shared his preferred goal-setting methodology. “I’ve

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Streamlit launches open-source machine learning application development framework. She admits that it’s not always easy to do in practice when as a young startup you are just fighting to stay alive, but she says that the funding gives them the luxury to step back and begin to hire more deliberately.

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

British consultant Lucy Heskins knows firsthand how overwhelming that can be, which is why her services can both replace and complement early in-house marketing staff. How do you collaborate with the startups you work with as a consultant? How do your roles as an employee and as a consultant nourish each other? It’s tough.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 23, 2023

As a result, international standardization bodies such as ISO, IEC, and IEEE, as well as the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) – a widely recognized industry standard by software testers – are actively developing and disseminating standards and knowledge frameworks to enhance the quality of AI systems.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Based on the feedback from the community — and his own consulting work with large Fortune 500 multinationals — Barav realized that time management remains an unsolved business problem. “The time management space is so highly fragmented,” he told me.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Spend less time on meeting prep Automate the process While minutes are meant to contain the most important records of meetings (that frankly no one would remember otherwise), they can easily become unuseful or outright painful to revisit unless you have a solid framework to work from.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Pipeline prioritization framework Top-down or bottom-up? Human Resources The HR section should include consulting agreements, recruiting agreements, and any specific board/director expertise not already covered in your confidential investor deck. Make it easy on them and provide it here. substantial real estate lease agreements).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

Prior to starting Urban Innovation Fund, Brenner was in commercial real estate development and met Lein, who was doing political polling and consulting, at business school at MIT. As the name suggests, Urban Innovation Fund invests in companies building technology to shape the future of cities, while VMG targets commerce.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2020

During the period of economic turbulence in 2008, I formed my technology consultancy firm, ROCK. We have, for example, developed customer satisfaction frameworks where all signs of dissatisfaction are treated as complaints. This mindset and this desire to consistently improve has been woven into ROCK’s culture for more than 12 years.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Sleek now serves more than 3,000 companies, ranging from individual consultants to SMEs, startups and investment vehicles for funds, Barthel said. “Our platform being common law friendly, we’re looking at such jurisdictions with attention, such as Australia, the United Kingdom and North America,’ said Barthel.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Maya Moufarek, founder of Marketing Cube , spent more than 15 years working for companies like Google and American Express before launching her own growth consultancy. That’s why I founded MarketingCube.co , a boutique strategic growth consultancy for innovative startups and scaleups. What problem are they solving?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Wachsman, who co-founded the company with Avihai Ben-Yossef and Eyal Gruner, said he first thought of the idea of building a platform to continuously test an organization’s threat posture in 2016, after years of working in cybersecurity consulting for other companies.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

Founded in April 2021 by former IT consultants CEO Vishal Virani and CTO Rahul Shingala, DhiWise has been in beta phase during the past eight months and claims it has already saved more than one million hours of programming for its 30,000 users so far. An actionable framework for founders bridging into web3.

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