The Scale Fallacy (And How I Learned the Value of Success That Was Steady, Not Spectacular)Services businesses don’t scale because they are based on manpower: to double your revenue, you need to double the hours worked. Unless there is unused capacity, that means doubling the size of your team. And that’s just to achieve 2x [...]
@sintetia Los agujeros negros del progreso: clusters globales de innovación–> …las universidades y centros públicos de investigación tienen un rol significativo: en Barcelona dichos agentes registran el 17’3% de las patentes mientras que en Madrid aportan un 25’7% del total.–> Valores muy elevados comparados con los clústeres líderes: en Tokyo-Yokohama, las universidades y centros de investigación sólo registran [...]
To Grow Faster, Hit Pause — and Ask These Questions from Stripe’s COO | First Round Review“A lot of companies don’t decide how they want to grow until they’re well into their growth phase,” she says. “For a long time, your actions pull your company along, and then all of a sudden it switches — your existing business [...]
Step aside Silicon Valley, there is a new tech hub in town | World Economic ForumDeep tech accounted for $1.3 billion of European venture investments in 2015, delivered in 82 rounds, up from $289 million, delivered in 55 rounds, in 2011.Europe’s traditional industries are now awakening to tech. Two-thirds of Europe’s largest corporates by market [...]
@daphnipolis uses to send a weekly newsletter, always interesting but with an editorial I think they do not publish in the internet… so I will, as it is a very good article, interesting as it backs the (not so) new trend accelerators are promoting, some of then even changing their current business model… by Paul [...]
“Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. They’re compassionate because their boundaries keep them out of resentment.” ~ Brené BrownBy @Sofiaqt in Techstars via Mattermark DailyOne of the wonderful things about building a remote company is that you have to learn [...]
Intel Disrupted: Why large companies find it difficult to innovate and what they can do about itFirst, companies bought into the false premise that they exist to maximize shareholder value — which said “keep the stock price high.” Second, the leaders of these companies tended to be those who excelled at finance, supply chain or production. Third, the reason [...]
El Fondo Europeo de Inversión (European Investment Fund) parte del EIB Group cuyos accionistas son el Banco Europeo de Inversiones, la Unión Europea a través de la Comisión Europea, y entidades financieras y bancarias públicas y privadas de toda Europa entre las que podemos encontrar por parte de España, al Banco Santander, La Caixa a [...]
Via @offficevibe The 6 Different Leadership Styles You Need To Know About
8 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Employee Engagement Surveys — Impraise Blog - Employee performance management, reviews and 360 feedback1. On a scale of one to ten, how happy are you in your work?2. Do you have a good work/life balance?3. What three words would you use [...]