Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Scale”
Tl;dr: 10 learnings from superheroes to be a startup hero yourself like never give up, get the job done, be the best and be clear on your purpose. Want a super huge exit? Don’t act like you don’t. I know you do. Well, you will need to do superhuman things to achieve such an accomplishment. Why not hire superheroes and …
Tl;dr: Plan your path from now to exit. How much do you need to grow at each and every stage, and how much funding do you need to support that? Free tool in Excel How do you answer these questions from an investor?: How much do you want to sell for? Why are you raising [$1.5m]? How much will you …
Tl;dr: What’s the difference between a startup and a scale up business? Everything changes when you start getting successful and large with a scale up business. What worked and people enjoyed as a startup will not hold true once you scale up. Here are some of the changes you should expect At a 10 person company you are a startup, …
What do you have to lose other than wasted time?
I’ve hired a lot of people. A lot. I’m talking hundreds. With that volume of people, there is going to be voluntary churn. There is also going to be… involuntary churn. That means firing people. I’ve been sued for wrongful dismissal. I’ve been in more than one termination and had people either freak out and shout, or at the other …
