Startup Strategy
Startup Strategy
Risk Taking, Blackjack, and the Entrepreneur
At a speaking engagement a few weeks ago, an incredibly insightful blackjack-card-counter-turned-author named Jeff Ma made a claim that caught my…
by Nick Petri Startup Strategy
Traits of the Best CEOs: How Do You Stack Up?
As I wrote in a recent blog post, the untimely death of Steve Jobs got me thinking about a lot…
by Firas Raouf Startup Strategy
Sales Compensation: Why Executive Compensation is All About Leverage
This post is part of a short series on expansion stage sales compensation. To read the intro to the series,…
by Brian Zimmerman Startup Strategy
Customer Service Strategy: 9 Ideas for Driving Customer Promotion
In today’s market, your customer service team is no longer just responsible for dealing with customer complaints. This team now…
by Brandon Hickie Startup Strategy
A Star Employee Decides to Leave — Now What?
Senior managers, if you haven’t already received this email from either a top performer or key executive, you probably will…
by Brian Zimmerman Startup Strategy
A Note to the 73%
I just received an email from HubSpot. It started with: “73% of CEOs believe marketing has little effect on increasing…
by Scott MaxwellStartup Strategy
Is “Ramen Profitable” Just a Holding Pattern for Startups?
Being able to simply “get by” in a startup is a poor barometer of success — no matter how long…
by Contributing AuthorStartup Strategy
Roundtable: What Should Companies Look for When Choosing a VC?
Our expert panel offers a banker's perspective for choosing the right venture capital firm to work with at the expansion stage.
by Amanda Maksymiw Startup Strategy
10 Concepts Many Successful Entrepreneurs Have Mastered
As a venture capital associate, I’m privileged to speak with entrepreneurs every day about their businesses. In over three years…
by Ricky Pelletier