at @OpenViewVenture I have read some interesting (and unconventional) ideas from Peter Thiel.6 Contrarian Business Views1. There are no formulas for business, only pseudo-science.It’s because every moment in the history of business happens only once. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page won’t build a search engine. The next [...]
por @JALacoste 10 claves para crear equipos de trabajo excelentes1. Sea apasionado y comparta la visión. 2. Pregúntele a los candidatos y empleados actuales lo que desean.3. Deles algo que sus amigos en otras empresas no estén recibiendo.4. Comuníquese ampliamente con ellos. 5. Diga GRACIAS. Y cuanto más, mejor. 6. Sepa los nombres de todo el mundo y lo que ellos hacen.7. Trabaje CON y no [...]
The 2015 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking is live! - CompassThe rise of the startup ecosystems all around the world should also be seen in the context of the larger socioeconomic structural shift taking place. Information Era businesses have become the dominant source of economic growth, significantly automating or altering much of the industrial and service [...]
Looks like common sense… How Startup “Joiners” Are (and Aren’t) Like Founders - HBRThe researchers caution that not everyone who applies to work for an early stage startup necessarily has the personality of a “joiner,” and they argue that founders ought to consider this when they hire.
by @bfeld Do We Need A New Word For Entrepreneur? - Feld ThoughtsA raíz del "agotamiento" por exceso de uso del término emprendedor, Brad Feld plantea una serie de ideas interesante sobre la evolución del lenguaje. In 2010, the Startup America Partnership finally got the US government to separate the notion of "small businesses" and "high [...]
Is Remote Working Good For Business?Businesses with remote teams don’t have the luxury of as much face time as others, which is why they have to work harder to create strong cultures. …Culture is about understanding:Your values, vision and aims;The values and personal / professional goals of your team;How every decision helps or harms the [...]
35 Crucial Stats Every B2B Sales Professional Should Know - OpenView LabsSpending on cloud technology is set to greatly expand in the coming years… Increased spending and relative ease associated with purchasing cloud-based solutions means key decisions makers often-times aren’t involved in the buying experience until the very last stages… Because purchasing is decentralized, buyers are more [...]
Vía @FundacionJME The Spanish VC industry: from oligarchy to democracy in five years - Novobrief…a significant number of funds have been created that are being led by General Partners who have little Venture Capital experience. These partners come from other sectors (private equity, investment banking or family offices)… The Spanish scene is so small that an increase [...]
vía @felixpalazuelos : Being kind is fundamentally about taking responsibility for your impact on the people around you. Be KindI was just callously indifferent and on a long enough timeline that is indistinguishable from being mean. … In retrospect it just seems inhuman. Being kind isn’t the same as being nice. It isn’t about superficial praise. It doesn’t [...]
vía @vorpalina"Para lograr una vida, una sola vida, tiene que morir toda una humanidad”Manual de decisionomía para la buena gente | iniciativa vorpalinaRafael Reig escribió una vez: ”Dicen que la vida discurre en zigzag, y que cada paso que damos va causando muertes. Al final de cada vida va quedando un ejército de cadáveres, todos vagamente [...]