Seeking Rare Unicorns: 7 Sparkle Traits To Look For When Choosing Leaders In Your Startupby Carmen SampleWorking as a leader for a startup is not for the weak. It requires a “rare unicorn” type of leader to see it through to stable profitability. We'll show you how to find leaders with sparkly-unicorn traits.Continue
Venture Capitalists, Cognitive Bias, And The Dangers Of Learning From The Pastby Sonya MannA venture firm works from a thesis, but a thesis is just a set of proposed understandings. Beneath the graphs and pie charts, the empirical anchors, lie fuzzier things like intuition, hope, and bias.Continue
A Little Revenue Is Worse Than No Revenueby Stuart BrentIn the startup world, payment is validation. If someone is willing to pay you for your service, you’re onto something. If no one will pay you, then you’ve got an issue with your message, your offer, product/market fit, something.Continue
24 Leaders Get Real on Balancing Work and Life [Actionable Tips for 2017]by Zirtual TeamInvesting in work life balance is essential if you want to survive as an entrepreneur and build a successful business.Continue
How Sara Blakely Used Public Speaking To Gain 2K Instagram Followers In 10 Minutesby Kit PangHere’s my breakdown of how she did it through the influence of public speaking and tips on how you can move the crowd to build your tribe.Continue
10 Bits Of Sales Wisdom From An Enterprise Expertby Katie SullivanCreating a healthy sales organization is imperative for startups that want to eventually scale-up. Mastering the ups and downs of sales cycles requires that you get a lot of important factors right –from hiring and managing, to prospecting and pitching, to reporting and pipeline analysis, and much more.Continue
The Difference Between “Remote” and “Remote-First” Companiesby Paul FarnellThoughts on building a remote culture, from a remote CEOContinue