Startup Strategy
Startup Strategy
Board Members & Financial Literacy
Last week I blogged about some ideas around the board member selection process for expansion stage companies. This week, I’d…
by Cynthia MignognaStartup Strategy
Executive Compensation Plans in a Startup’s Growth Stage
Since we are on the topic of the CEO’s annual rhythm, let’s talk about senior management compensation. As software companies…
by Firas RaoufStartup Strategy
How do you increase leads by 50% with no added expenses?
We work on marketing optimization a lot, particularly as it relates to lead generation systems. Optimizing your marketing is a…
by Scott MaxwellStartup Strategy
Business Intelligence via SAAS is going to be big, says IDC
There is an interesting report out of IDC suggestion Business Intelligence delivered via SAAS is going to grow at 22.4%…
by Scott MaxwellStartup Strategy
What do January Results Suggest for the Software Economy?
I get asked the question a lot about my expectations for the software economy. It was strong in the 4th…
by Scott MaxwellStartup Strategy
What Are Your Company Values… Situational or Sustainable
As an Expansion Stage Venture Capital firm we look for software companies that are growing rapidly quarter over quarter, have…
by George RobertsStartup Strategy
8 Elements of Contagious Ideas
Dan Zarella has put a lot of research and thought against how to create, package, and distribute ideas so that…
by Scott MaxwellStartup Strategy
Goal Setting- The Google example
Don Dodge has a nice description of how Google thinks about goals. I like their thinking a lot, as setting…
by Scott MaxwellStartup Strategy
How are you positioning professional services business development?
Today, I participated in a quarterly business review with one of our Expansion Stage portfolio companies. We discussed several functional…
by Mark Barry