The Most Ambitious Startups practice Anti-Lean? On the Contrary…by Josh FurnasLean Startup is critical for Moonshots too. NASA proved it 50 years ago. Literally.Continue
Why Having an Exit Strategy Doesn’t Mean I Want to Sell My Businessby Jason EckenrothWithout an Exit Strategy thought through and written down, you'll be reacting to any offers. Continue
How to Craft a Business Travel Policy for Your Startup | Startups.comby Tony TieRemember that the point is not only to tell your business travelers what they can’t do, but also to reveal just how much your business travelers can do.Continue
The No Excuses Cultureby Steve BlankBecome a high-performance organization and deliver on time and on budget.Continue
The Dirty Dozen: 12 KPIs You Must Know Before Pitching Your Startupby Phil NadelKPIs, if constructed correctly, give management and potential investors a cold, analytical snapshot of the state of the company, untainted by emotion or rhetoric. Continue
Enhance Your Creativity By Taking Breaks And Working At The Right Timesby George SpasovIt's becoming increasingly difficult to sustain and optimize creativity for yourself and your teammates. Here are two very very powerful methods to preserve and even increase your creativity levels as the days go by.Continue
Why Super Mario Run Won’t Make $500M In 60 Days Like Pokémon Goby Nate DesmondInitially, Super Mario Run looked successful with an estimated 2.85 million downloads on launch day (vs 900k launch day downloads for Pokemon Go) But when you start digging into engagement numbers, Super Mario doesn’t look quite as successful.Continue
The 3 ways we’re doing AI & deep learning all wrong (Or why I don’t want to listen to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.)by Andy RosicI am not “people like me”, I am me. And I want the smart computers behind my favorite services to know me enough to deliver the content I want.Continue
Interview with Philip Wilson, Founder and CEO of Ecofiltro | Startups.comby Emma McGowanPhilip Wilson's sister stopped talking to him when he proposed selling the water filters that his family had traditionally given away for free to the Guatemalan poor. She said it would never work -- and he set out to prove her wrong.Continue
3 Ways to Inject Cause Into Your Company’s DNAby Brent FreemanIt’s possible to both make a difference and make a buck. Believing in the company cause is more than just words, however. It’s about embedding it at every level of the organization so everyone — from your employees to your consumers — buys in.Continue