“If you could get all the people in an organisation rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competitor in any time” Patrick Lencioni The top reason startups fail is lack of market need. Running out of cash is the second one. But if you dig deeper, one …
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The five temptations of a CEO by Patric Lencioni, the book Benchmark’s Peter Fenton recommends to every portfolio CEO,
Often, the founders project their own values on the company, shaping the culture. Many successful CEOs consider culture as the number one risk to their startups. Learn why it’s important and what you can do to shape you company’s culture.
“We cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening our own.” — Ben Sweetland I’ve been incredibly lucky to be able to start things both in my personal life and professional career. I love the rush of creating something out of nothing, pouring all my energy into the project, working hard and often …
IBM Global Entrepreneur, the computer giant’s entrepreneurship outreach arm is looking for the smartest early stage startups around the globe that will help solve tomorrow’s problems. The next event on the list is taking place in Tel Aviv, Israel on September 21st. While registrations are now 30 companies have passed the initial screening process and were selected to present in front of a panel of judges this month.
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Israeli startup Waze, developer of the free social GPS app for smart phones, has announced a $25 million venture round to scale operations, continue building its platform for real-time location data and move its headquarters from Israel to Palo Alto, California according to the company blog, By The Waze.
Colorado Life Science Deal Flow and Seth Levine of the Foundry Group wrote a couple of great posts on the CEO review process. I clipped the posts for my own records, but thought VC Café readers – entrepreneurs and investors alike – could benefit from a checklist like this, as they plan their activities for …
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