Launch early, launch often. Keep that startup lean. Achieve minimum viable product. These are the hardest problems to solve for any entrepreneur. But the next challenge is even harder: marketing [...]
There was one part of my job at Google that inspired me to work in venture capital. As one of the junior product managers, I was tasked with managing Google’s [...]
I had just been promoted to product manager and I was assigned Demographic Targeting. The product excited the small group of advertisers who knew of its existence because it would change the [...]
Social media marketing is wonderful. It enables conversations between companies and users, between writers and readers. It builds brands by giving them a voice. Social media is a layer we’re [...]
An entrepreneur asked me a rhetorical question last week. “How much more could you achieve in a year if you had 10% fewer meetings? In particular if the value of [...]
In the New Yorker a few weeks ago, Malcom Gladwell wrote the US consumer is enthralled with the new, new thing. Beta is the new “it” word. If you need [...]
Amazon sells 105 eBooks for every 100 real books (hard and soft cover). This tipping of the scales took only 3.5 years, much shorter than I expected. It’s a tremendous [...]
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own. ~Syrus My email account has gigabytes of data and some of the most important information of daily dealings. Communication [...]
After having this conversation with more than 10 founders over the past week, I realized this post is long overdue. When deciding if to raise a venture round, it’s critical [...]
A CEO does only three things. Sets the overall vision and strategy of the company and communicates it to all stakeholders. Recruits, hires, and retains the very best talent for [...]
