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I have to be honest; I had never thought about a startup team in terms of coaching a set of players into becoming an elite sportsteam, before I met a former national coach, who presented the idea and philosophy behind it to me. But it makes a ton of sense. When we talk about startup… Continue reading What’s your system of play?
When I meet founders of healthtech startups, I often - luckily - meet savvy entrepreneurs hellbent on flipping the table to solve a significant problem within healthcare and potentially revolutionize the world, perhaps sometimes even provide a lasting legacy. This is by no means bad; after all, it’s this spirit, ambition and tenacity that has… Continue reading Embrace the system to succeed
Are you unwillingly driving customers away from you by having a complex, 'inside out' business model? You should definitely check. If you do, you should do your utmost to align your business model with how your customers are running their business and make an effort to just slide right in as the perfect solution to… Continue reading Make it simple to buy
One of the things, I have always enjoyed, is getting my hands down in the day-to-day grind of operations; ensuring that the wheels are in motion, running smoothly and any issue is dealt with in a timely manner. I absolutely love oiling the machine here and there, ensuring it spins properly. For that reason I… Continue reading Back in the engine room
Currently it’s not for the fainhearted to follow the developments on the worlds stock exchanges. 15 years of bull market has been replaced by an ugly bear which seems to send anything with an incling of tech down, down, DOWN in the market. Well, it pretty much sends everything down to an extend where it… Continue reading The new reality
There is no doubt that data forms a really solid basis for making business critical decisions not only in large organizations but also in startups. That especially holds true when ressources are tight, and the ambitions are grand; you need to really ensure that what you're spending your time and money on truly works towards… Continue reading Tactital vs strategic use of data
Everybody that seems to have an opinion about Facebooks recent name change to Meta seems to have aired it by now. So naturally, I thought it time to went my own two cents on the subject; why it changes nothing about the fundamentals, why it’s different from Googles renaming to Alphabet, why Mark Zuckerberg needs… Continue reading Meta thoughts
Too many startups are still looking towards other startups and their org charts, when they recruit to expand their teams. While there is of course something to be said about having someone on point to fill the various operational roles in the startup and ensure smooth operations, navigating by org chart is typically a pretty… Continue reading Recruit by objective