Why Product Managers Need Sneakers. Startup Lessons. Learning the hard way. There is a lot of talk going on about the endurance and struggle that startup founders go through.
How to Minimize Politics in Your Company. The Right Way to Lay People Off. I'm trying to write my wrongs,But it's funny these same wrongs helped me write this song—Kanye West, Touch the Sky Kanye West - Touch The Sky | Listen for free at bop.fm Shortly after we sold Opsware to Hewlett-Packard, I had a conversation with the legendary venture capitalist Doug Leone of Sequoia Capital.
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Editor’s note: Paul Stamatiou is Co-founder of Picplum, a Y Combinator-backed photo printing ... Last year, during the pandemic, a free browser extension called Netflix Party gained traction because it enabled people trapped in their homes to connect with far-flung friends and family by enabli... TechCrunch is searching for the best growth marketers for founders to work with. Click through to learn about some of our favorites. Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Netskope, focused on Secure Access Service Edge architecture, announced Friday a $300 million investment round on a post-money valuation of $7.5 billion. Why Diversity Is Bad For Startups. Editor’s note: The following is a guest post by Penelope Trunk, writer and founder of Brazen Careerist.
Founders flying solo: Jon Yongfook, John Fearon, and Douglas Gan chime in. Being a solo founder is no fun. That’s the vibe I got after speaking to three seasoned entrepreneurs in Singapore’s technology scene: Jon Yongfook of Tinytrunk, John Fearon of Dropmyemail, and Douglas Gan of VanityTrove. But doing it alone isn’t just unpleasant, it hampers your chances of succeeding. According to a Startup Genome report, technology companies with one founder tend to raise less money, experience less user growth, and take longer to scale. Despite these known facts, many entrepreneurs still take the journey alone, for whatever reasons. That’s actually not always a bad thing. Jon Yongfook, founder, Tinytrunk “My criteria for a co-founder is just a lot higher than other people.
Jon has experienced life as both a solo-founder and a team member at a startup. He later joined Glamour Sales as an early employee (when they had zero customers), becoming its Web Director. Manage Your Tech Career. It may sound strange for the CEO of an investment management firm to say this, but managing your career well is much more important than managing your investments well.
Good investment management – using low-cost ETFs and low-fee advice – can mean higher returns in your investment portfolio. Over time, that might add up a lot of money, maybe hundreds of thousands of dollars on larger portfolios. But the economic rewards that follow from good career decisions in the technology industry are potentially much larger. Today, Wealthfront is launching a Startup Compensation Tool to help our clients with that part of their financial lives: their careers. The Tool offers data on the tech startup job market, including cash compensation and equity packages for a range of jobs, so that you can maximize the return on your career. I’m not suggesting money should be your first concern when you think about your career.
Programming Your Culture. I do this for my cultureTo let them know what a n@#!
A look like when a ni&%! A in a RoadsterShow them how to move in a room full of vulturesIndustry is shady, it needs to be taken overLabel owners hate me, I'm raising the status quo upI'm overcharging n$%^a for what they did to the Cold Crush—Jay-Z, Izzo (H.O.V.A.) JAY Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.) | Listen for free at bop.fm. How Google's Marissa Mayer Prevents Burnout. UPDATE: Marissa Mayer was named chief executive officer of Yahoo Inc.
July 16, 2012. Many entrepreneurs don't even think twice when it comes to working around the clock. Marissa Mayer, Google's 20th employee and current vice president of location and local services, is no exception. When Google was a young company, she worked 130 hours per week and often slept at her desk. How to Know If You Talk Too Much. You may have heard the saying, “When you’re in love, smoke gets in your eyes.”
Well when you’re talking, smoke gets in your eyes and ears. Once you’re on a roll, it’s very easy to not notice that you’ve worn out your welcome. You may not even realize that the other person is politely trying to get a word in, or subtly signaling that they need to be elsewhere (possibly, anywhere else if you have been really boring). (3) Are top MBAs in fact looked down upon in Silicon Valley? If so, why. Beware of MBAs! The business school curriculum teaches how to suck at startups.