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4 Questions That Underpin Strategy Development strategy Aug 05, 2021

If you ask CEOs about their business strategy, you might hear statements such as:

  • ‘Our strategy is to help our customers do X.’
  • ‘Our strategy is to grow...
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How To Embrace A Paradox Mindset psychology scale-up strategy Apr 13, 2021

Life throws a lot of paradoxes at you. For example, you need to work as hard as humanly possible but you also need to have a life. You need to listen to customers but you also...

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The Anatomy of a Startup Organisation hiring leadership management strategy May 28, 2020

Ask someone at an early-stage company what they do and you’ll probably get the answer: ‘A little bit of everything.’

A lack of role clarity usually...

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How to Implement OKRs at a Startup leadership management scale-up strategy Apr 22, 2020

If you're a startup leader, using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) can help keep your company accountable for its goals. Here's how to implement them.

Objectives and Key...

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What Does A Startup CEO Actually Do? founders management strategy Sep 10, 2019

As a startup founder, you wear many hats. But what exactly does your role as ""CEO"" entail? Here are three things you need to master.

On the surface, it’s a simple...
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How to Make Long-term Decisions When Money is Running Out leadership management psychology strategy May 28, 2019

If you're running out of money, how do you make smart long-term decisions? Here are some tips to make sure you have enough cash flow long term.

It’s easy to buy into the...

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How to Measure Product-Market Fit at Your Startup marketing product strategy May 07, 2019

Find out how you can measure product-market fit by using automated outreach to connect with customers more regularly and efficiently.

Here is a fast and effective way to create...

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