Quick Take: Scaling Up a Small Team
Scaling up a small team in a bootstrapped startup can present some unanticipated challenges. Here are some things to watch out for.
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Q: How Do I Value an Equity Offer From a Startup?
Some suggestions for how to value an equity offer from a startup as part of a decision on whether to join.
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The Messy Order of Robust Communities
Robust communities have a messy order: they have to evolve so they cannot be designed along neat hierarchical lines. Whether you are planning a supplier ecosystem or a user group one marker for robustness is messy order: there is some organization but it’s not cleanly hierarchical.
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Guidelines for Effective TeamWork in Remote Teams
Here are some suggested practice for cultivating and maintaining effective teamwork in starts that are working as remote teams.
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Faith Emittee on “Working Capital: Assembling Your Team”
A guest post by Faith Emittee that summarizes key insights from the cofounder chapter in “Working Capital: Assembling Your Team.” It originally appeared on Sparkyard as “Why You Should Consider Partnering with a Cofounder.” Reprinted with permission.
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Finding Co-Founders: Recruiting Like-Minded Individuals for Startup Success
When recruiting people for your startup, finding co-founders who share your goals and vision is important. The alignment between co-founders is crucial for success, as it helps avoid potential problems that can derail the company.
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Angie McCormick
This post recognizes our long term collaboration with Angie McCormick. We enjoy working with Angie because she is cool under pressure and very good at keeping projects and entrepreneurs on track. Her warmth and humor immediately put attendees at ease in our public events.
Mike Krupit on Network Density and Fluidity
In the video below, Mike Krupit, founder of Trajectify, shares some interesting insights on density and fluidity your network. Mike Krupit on Network Density and Fluidity An edited transcript for readers: Mike Krupit on the importance of your network The other thing I will say is having a network. When we’re starting a business, we’re
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Peer Advice and Support for Startup Founders
Entrepreneurs benefit from peer advice that provides knowledgeable perspectives, highlights blind spots, and lifts them out of ruts.
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Erin Austin: Two Things You Must Do If You Want to Sell Your Business
Erin Austin advises consultants to build exclusive assets and sustainable processes in their practice if they want to be able to sell it.
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Mark Tweddle Asks, “What’s Your Story?” at Lean Culture
Four excerpts from a fantastic storytelling exercise at the Lean Culture Meetup by Mark Tweddle.
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A Holistic Approach to Launching a Bootstrapped Startup
We outline the process of launching a bootstrapped startup, from creating an idea, to forming a team, to proving viability.
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Benefits of SKMurphy Mastermind for Entrepreneurs
An SKMurphy Mastermind Group is an ongoing series of facilitated conversations among serious entrepreneurs. It enables collaboration on problems and opportunities and fosters joint accountability around effective ongoing action.
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Scott Swaaley, Founder & CEO of MAKESafe Tools on SKMurphy’s Mastermind Group
Scott Swaaley: “The SKMurphy mastermind group has been my most consistently useful source of feedback and advice. Everyone knows my history, they have a broad swath of experience, and they help to keep me focused, productive, and moving in the right direction.”
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Learning from John Perry Barlow’s Principles of Adult Behavior
When John Perry Barlow turned 30 in 1977 he wrote a set of 25 “Principles of Adult Behavior” that he asked his friends to hold him accountable to. Here are a few I want to incorporate into my life.
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Adding a Little Pizzazz to our SKMurphy Logo
A retrospective on earlier versions of our SKMurphy logo as well as some new ones we are experimenting with, for video, metal sculpture, and nameplates.
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7 Sets of Insights from “Organize for Complexity” by Niels Pflaeging
Here are seven sets of insights from “Organize for Complexity” by Niels Pflaeging that I found useful for entrepreneurs who scaling their startup and intrapreneurs who are driving change in large organizations.
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Jeff Allison Bio
Jeff Allison – Program Manager Jeff has 30 years of experience in the high technology computing and networking industries. He has held various roles in Hardware Engineering, Marketing and Engineering management. He has a proven track record of developing high power cross functional teams to solve complex engineering issues and drive methodology changes throughout the
Candis J Lipe
Candis Lipe – Event Manager & Executive Assistant Candis owns and operates Adminologist.com, a service company that provides onsite or offsite contract administrative support. Her business is dedicated to helping individuals, entrepreneurs start-ups and small businesses get the office support needed without adding additional resources. Candis brings 25 years’ experience as a corporate Executive Assistant
Larry Burgess-bio
Larry Burgess, PhD Dr. Burgess has several decades of experience in the wireless field. He possesses a combination of knowledge in adaptive signal processing, antenna design, smart antennas, radio links, transmitter/receiver design, radar, direction finding, and power amplifier linearization. He has worked in design, test, product development, and customer applications for military and commercial products