Managing all your tasks, as a startup founder, is really challenging. How do you process tasks efficiently and share them with members of your team? Do you have a trusted task management system? How should you deal with the tasks that keeping slipping to the bottom of the pile as more urgent ones arrive? Have
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But you already do stuff for your startup every day, right? Typically, you’ll perform operational tasks like closing a sales deal, handle support issues or pay the bills. But you also need to do things that actually improve the running of your startup and therefore better position you to succeed, such as: Documenting a process
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Our founder and CEO, Jonathan Cogley recently spoke at this year’s San Diego Startup Month where he shared his personal lessons throughout his entrepreneurial journey. Startup Month is a series of unique virtual content and experiences designed to connect, educate, and inspire both entrepreneurs and investors throughout the startup ecosystem. Watch the recorded presentation
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Are you tracking the wrong KPIs (Key Performance Indicators?) If you have a startup chances are you’re enthusiastically tracking KPIs. But are you tracking the right ones? Many startups obsess over revenue (which is usually a good thing) and cashflow. These are definitely important because revenue validates your product in the marketplace and enables your
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Deliberating over your idea wastes time and often isn’t worth it. Instead, test a small part of the idea first. Here’s how. Stop deciding whether your idea is a good one. Just try it. Entrepreneurs often can’t decide whether to try a new idea – it may simply be a minor product change or a
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Startups need lawyers, but how do you choose the right ones? And are you maximizing your lawyers, or simply wasting your money? Why do startups hate lawyers? Disclaimer: I have worked with over 30 different lawyers throughout my career to date. A few have been awesome, and some have really sucked. They were all expensive.
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Startups are rightly concerned about their competitors. But are you focusing on your competitors in a constructive way, or simply wasting your time?
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Understanding my key responsibilities as CEO of a B2B software startup was critical if I wanted to support the startup to massive growth.
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As founder, I pretended that giving up equity wasn’t the same as selling part of my company, but it really is. Here’s my experience.
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LA-based startup Barpay secures $300k in early funding and strategic partnership with LogicBoost Labs Seed and early stage investing is down in LA but Barpay is ready for when bars re-open Los Angeles, CA – April 22, 2020: Seed and early stage startup investments, which typically represent sentiment with riskier investors, have plummeted in Los
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