Diligence Got Ya Down? What to Expect from an Expansion Stage VC Post-Signing a Term Sheet
Venture capital due diligence processes can be frustrating for both VCs and entrepreneurs alike, particularly with later-stage companies as there…
Startup CEOs, Is Your Expansion Stage Board Still Relevant?
Last week I talked about how a CEO or Founder should make sure that their Mission and Vision are still…
Competitive Messaging Benefits at the Expansion Stage
Key benefits of competitive messaging. This article is part of an ongoing series on competitive messaging for startup and expansion stage companies. Once…
Employee Motivation: The Expansion Stage Challenge
Ways to keep your employees motivated even as your company grows and your budget for compensation dries up In my last…
OpenView Partners Releases New Report on Cloud Computing in the Expansion Stage
OpenView Venture Partners recently launched its newest report on cloud computing. The report offers insight on several areas related to…
Employee Motivation: A Critical Business Driver at the Expansion Stage?
When you were a start-up, everyone was essentially self-motivated. Now that your company has grown, will employee motivation persevere? Employee…
Leadership at the Expansion Stage: Dos and Don’ts
Please do not read this as a pedantic piece of presumptuous exhortations that are typically seen in “leadership” and “self-improvement” articles…
Is your Expansion Stage Company Missing its Reproductive Organs?
Though expansion stage companies need reproductive organs to execute their business growth strategies and to successfully scale during the expansion…
Expansion Stage CEOs: Understand the Power of 3!
Expansion stage companies are constantly building their staff, expanding their expertise, and adding additional capabilities to get to best practices…
Targeting the Right Group of Influencers at the Expansion Stage
For expansion stage technology companies that operate in very specific, sometimes unique markets, targeting the right group of online influencers…