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

MAY 17, 2022

Startups pitching on the main stage. The Singularity Platform is essentially a combo of three tools that Koop built: Koop API, Portal By Koop, and Insurability Sufficiency Framework (ISF). “Yoon has been a Venture Investor and strategic partner to many Silicon Valley startups/founders for 18 years prior to Muirwoods.

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

Doing more with less: This is what marketers get asked for when they join an early-stage startup. 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?

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

The market for startup investment has changed. From the hottest year in startup venture capital history to a period of pessimism, how did we get to where we are today? The change in the market started last year, with falling stock market prices leading TechCrunch to begin to wonder if the ground was shifting under startups’ feet.

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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. This enables entrepreneurs to build their startups while contributing to solve major challenges problems. is the founder and CEO of VIVALDI as well as a marketing consultant, author and visiting professor.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Maria Palmer of RRE summarizes : “You can’t pick a platform strategy that’s unique, but you can pick a platform strategy that your firm can uniquely execute. ” . I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. Experts can turn into consultants, board members, interim execs, etc.,

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Today, the company has a few hundred employees distributed across Pakistan, Australia, Texas and Malaysia, but it continues to service startups of all sizes, says Bashir. Omri Traub, CEO of e-commerce startup Popcart , told TechCrunch that their company has worked with Arbisoft since its early stages. How is your team structured?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

Anyway, I spent the first part of my career consulting for large companies. Accenture always had a chip on it’s shoulder in strategy consulting – especially compared with McKinsey, BCG and Bain. I mean Porter’s Five forces is a useful framework but it’s basically microeconomics with a pretty wrapper.

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Reforge

JULY 20, 2022

The 4 critical components of every Dream Team 5 steps to building your Dream Team for fast, aligned results Common pitfalls to avoid when setting your team up for success Every startup begins with a close-knit team. In this article, you’ll learn Tom’s tips for setting up fast, aligned teams to drive growth at your company.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

According to a report by Capchase comparing more than 400 SaaS startups to unicorns that reached the public markets in the last two years, the top performers “are handily beating the ‘Rule of 40,'” reports Kyle Wiggers. Today’s startup layoffs have nothing on the 2020 correction. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Maria Palmer of RRE summarizes : “You can’t pick a platform strategy that’s unique, but you can pick a platform strategy that your firm can uniquely execute. ” . I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. Experts can turn into consultants, board members, interim execs, etc.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

During the recent Reimagine Success event , one of the featured speakers was Yiannis Chrysostomidis , managing director of Sustainable Futures , a boutique sustainability management consultancy in London. The following is a summary of EO’s sustainability framework. EO aims to amplify the positive through its sustainability strategy.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

We’re currently on the lookout for top-tier growth marketers that you can recommend to other startups. Van den Ingh spoke with us about his “modern” approach to marketing, setting realistic goals, how startups had to shift during the pandemic and more. The process we’ve designed works for B2B startups, scaleups and SMBs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

Post MBA I went into strategy consulting where my job was to problem solve for clients. This is a problem for a strategy consultant because you are, by definition, a generalist that is thrown into new problems again and again. I’m never right the first time so I spend time adjusting my frameworks.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2020

During the period of economic turbulence in 2008, I formed my technology consultancy firm, ROCK. It has led to the creation of new and unique strategies that have allowed us to offer clients better services. We have, for example, developed customer satisfaction frameworks where all signs of dissatisfaction are treated as complaints.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

publicly listed software and services company that targets engineering and design industries, has acquired Norway’s Spacemaker , a startup that has developed AI-supported software for urban development. The challenge then wasn’t Norway’s talent pool but persuading the most talented people to work for a startup.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 9, 2018

It seems reasonable to assume that USV’s investment strategy (i.e., Amar Bhide, my former professor, wrote in Harvard Business Review, “ Strategy is Bunk.” He points out that Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have virtually identical strategies. – Thoughtful fund management. – Incubating companies.

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Reforge

JANUARY 31, 2023

On the heels of the pandemic, we’ve seen a number of flexible work arrangements emerge: remote companies, part-time tech, and more freelance consulting than usual. We will establish a framework that sets industry standards and improves equity in the burgeoning fractional market. We’ll hear more about this throughout the article.

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David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

Matthew Craig-Greene of consultancy MJ Hudson points out, “Most public plans publish meeting minutes, and these can be a very interesting place to find information on manager selection. Sameer Jain, ActiveAllocator.com: Due Diligence Framework for Direct Investing. Katherine Barr: 5 00 Startups’ Premoney.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Growth marketing is often misconceived as a set of tactics when it’s much more: It is a process that startups need to put in place in their early days that will scale as their customer base and internal teams grow. Can you tell us about your background and how you came to work with startups?

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 27, 2023

Failure to Perform Proper Keyword Mapping Keyword mapping is, in my opinion, one of the most important aspects of SEO strategy. Marco Genaro Palma, SEO Consultant, Genaro Palma Lack of Keyword-friendly URLs One of the most common SEO errors in an e-commerce website is the lack of keyword-friendly URLs.

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

We act as a second pair of eyes and assess the project and its assumptions through our frameworks and techniques, such as design sprints and lean canvas. Help TechCrunch find the best software consultants for startups. As a consultant, is helping clients avoid scope creep part of your role?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Telemedicine, the standout offering, witnessed massive adoption during the pandemic, and in the last five years, no other service has been launched more by healthtech startups. These startups digitize the supply chain and distribution to providers. However, a particular segment has achieved scale faster within the past year.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The last step is creating a detailed business plan, which includes a marketing strategy and growth plan. I’m a big believer in the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) strategy. This experience inspired the creation of Innovative Wellness Consultants and Quantum Energy Wellness Center, ventures I co-founded with my sister.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 23, 2013

My goal was to be able to step into a meeting with an entrepreneur with some kind of form that I would fill out throughout the meeting, so that by the end of the meeting I might have an understanding how the startup fits into its ecosystem. I spoke with friends who were consultants and who analyze companies for a living.

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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. I think it’s a combination of we look different, we invest with a very different strategy and we have a strong track record,” she told TechCrunch.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The complete guide to finding truly special talent Image by author Suppose you want to digitize your business “for real”, where you have a sensible digital strategy and development of existing teams and recruit the digital stars who can close the gaps you have internally. In that case, several different criteria apply. All set to go, no?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. 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?

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 18, 2023

19 Strategies for Managing Risk in a Startup In this article, we explore nineteen different strategies for managing risk in startups, shared by founders, CEOs, and other industry professionals. This way, we made more informed decisions and reduced the risk of failure.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Please contact us if you are deploying capital using this strategy. Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. Revenue-Based Flexible VCs.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Please contact us if you are deploying capital using this strategy. Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. Revenue-Based Flexible VCs.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 20, 2021

Photo from Pixabay Tell me if this sounds familiar, as a startup founder, you are constantly juggling many hats: marketing guru, product owner, growth hacker, sales master, accountant, and the list goes on. Common Data Pain Points Below are the top five data pains experienced by many startup founders.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 18, 2023

From the 1980s onward, the number of expensive personnel, like engineers, inspectors, managers, and consultants, was overhauled to meet rising regulatory scrutiny. While fixing this process is an ongoing effort, startups aren’t just sitting on their heels waiting. Below, we dispel two major myths.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 2, 2021

And second, I wanted to inform the strategy of my new firm, Versatile VC , from the most educated point of view. . Reilly: In your research, you use the Clay Christensen framework of “jobs to be done”. What is Versatile VC’s strategy? Can you explain that? Publicize that you’ll quickly coinvest in rounds led by reputable VCs.

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