In today’s fast-paced and competitive world, there is constant pressure to come up with new and innovative ideas. However, not all ideas are created equal, and sometimes, our instincts tell us that an idea just isn’t right. Despite this, it can be challenging to stand our ground and trust our gut when others are trying … Read more
Management is often misunderstood as a role that involves controlling people and their actions. However, this is a flawed perception of what management really is. At its core, management is about guiding and supporting employees to achieve their best work and contribute to the success of the organization. In this article, we will explore why management isn’t about walking around to control people and what it should be about instead.
Working hard at the wrong thing: The quote is beautiful, but it’s not always easy to identify the right and wrong things. The way I’d interpret this quote is to find out the things that have the most impact. While running a startup, it is easy to get lost in finer details. We have to keep asking ourselves about the level of impact that our actions have. Based on the type of impact, we’ll need to temper our approach to save time.
Sales has moved on from the dark art of attracting people to the one with honesty and goodwill. In this article, we talk about the importance of sales in building customer relationships and helping to create a pipeline. In some cases, sales also can be about recruiting beta customers to test early version of your product. In these circumstances, these beta customers sign up for a lower price but with the ability to contribute to product development to suit their needs.
This was a perspective I missed during our fundraising activities. How much is really enough for a startup during its fundraising stages? I’ll admit that we never knew the right answer- sometimes it felt too much. At other times, it felt like we weren’t asking enough. The question is – where do we draw a line and say – this is what we need for a certain stage of the startup?