Finance & Operations
The Truth About VC Value-Add
I recently read a post on TechCrunch from NextView’s Jay Acunzo about how “Director of Platform” is the hot new...
by Scott Maxwell
Startup Strategy
How to Maintain Focus Behind the Wheel of a High-Growth Startup
Living in Boston and traveling as frequently as I do (California, New York, Seattle, Atlanta, etc.), I don’t get to...
by Scott Maxwell
Startup Strategy
How We Allowed Analytics to Kill Intuition (& Why That's a Bad Thing)
When I served as the director of ExactTarget’s board from 2004 to 2013, I had the pleasure of working with...
by Scott Maxwell
At OpenView
What's the Next Big Disruption in Tech? Just Ask Siri or Google
As a VC, I get asked fairly frequently what I think will be the next big tech trend or market,...
by Scott Maxwell
Startup Strategy
Why Startups Need to Steal the Apple Watch Go-to-Market Strategy
When Apple releases its highly anticipated Apple Watch in April, the company’s newest product will likely be met with praise...
by Scott Maxwell
Startup Strategy
6 Unfair Advantages Your Startup Has Over "Inflated" Competitors
There's been a lot of discussion about unfair advantages this week. I'm talking, of course, about the media storm around...
by Scott Maxwell
Startup Strategy
The One Thing VCs Love to See Even More Than Growth
What VCs Look For A few years ago, I interviewed a candidate for a VP of Sales position at one...
by Scott Maxwell
HR & Leadership
One Item on Every Successful Executive's End-of-Year List

As the year comes to a close, the most critical thing you can do is step away from day-to-day tasks and take high-level stock of your company’s recent performance, current priorities, and future goals.

by Scott Maxwell
Finance & Operations
How to Ensure Every Investor Board Member is Aligned with Your Aspirations
In today’s frothy startup world — one in which valuation conversations seem to be increasingly reaching into the hundreds of...
by Scott Maxwell