TechEmpower
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
As part of the onboarding process, the app asks both job seekers and employers what they’re looking for - in a text box - while providing a few suggestions in a pop-up. This isn’t just our opinion - our startup metrics prove it! Even with the pop-up suggestions, we saw significant drop-off during user onboarding.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 9, 2021
As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. For aspiring entrepreneurs, or if your last startup failed, it’s all about standing out above the crowd of others like you, and demonstrating your readiness.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Startups that are backed by professional financial investors almost always have a Board of Directors that consists of some set of founders, investors and sometimes independent directors. It is worth pointing out that there are actually three levels of governance in venture-backed startups. This is often called “corporate governance”?—?in
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event. Don’t wait for a reputation-destroying disaster to start your learning.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 22, 2013
I recently wrote a post about how to manage relationships when you’re at a startup or are busy executive. I had images in my brain of all of the stresses I had placed on my wife in the heyday of my startups. A spouse’s hints for surviving an incredibly busy start-up person.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
Finding your sweet spot as an entrepreneur needs to start with a meaningful personal purpose that is also a business opportunity. I recommend his tips for creating and maintaining that sweet spot: Define a personal declaration of purpose. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Do you need a board when you first start you company? If you haven’t raised any money or if you raised a small round from angels or friends & family I would suggest you avoid setting up a formal board unless the people who would join your board are deeply experienced at sitting on startup boards.
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