Corporate Strategy: 2 New Year’s Resolutions to Become a More Strategic CEO
A few years ago I published my Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for CEOs. The list is timeless and all…
Product Management Implementation: Creating and Developing a True PM Function
This is the first post in a series about developing an expansion stage product management team. To read the intro…
Why Old-School Communication Still Works in Business
I was reading an article recently by Kevin Purdy titled “Why In-Person Socializing Is A Mandatory To-Do Item” that really…
VC Due Diligence: Does Your Sales Process Map to Your Customers’ Buying Process?
This is the third post in a series about the things venture capitalists look for when they perform due diligence…
What Startup To Build?
I read Steve Poland’s guest post at Tech Crunch last week. While I enjoyed his post, what I really enjoyed…
Corporate Strategy: How to Know When It’s Time to Stop Analyzing and Start Executing
Or, when does your knowledge of your market suffice? My colleague Brian Zimmerman wrote recently on the importance of Personas…
Don’t Dodge the Compensation Question!
Whether you’re an expansion stage technology startup or an enormous corporation that’s been around forever, there’s always a hiring budget.…
Recruitment & Hiring: OpenView People Team Doubles for 2012!
OpenView Labs‘ team of recruiters will be doubling in the new year and it couldn’t have come at a better…
Why Growing Companies Should Conduct Exit Interviews
Like many of the expansion stage organizations OpenView Partners works with, companies growing quickly may find their headcount nearly doubling…
5 Sure Fire Ways to Have a Crappy Start to 2012
I am re-posting a blog that I wrote going into this year. After re-reading it and adding such great…