Material Impact’s Post

"It’s far better to be thought of—and to think of yourself—as a project than a company for as long as possible. [...] Companies sound serious. When you start thinking of yourself as a company, you start acting like one. You worry more about pretend work involving things like lawyers, conferences, and finance stuff, and less about building product, because that’s what people who run companies are supposed to do. This is, of course, the kiss of death for promising ideas." This is another superb post by Sam Altman. Start small, stay small as long as possible, and grow only to achieve your targets. Headcount is a vanity metric, and so does "busy work" of everything other than delivering value.

Startup pitch decks always have advisors on their team slide. Unfortunately many advisors do not always bring value and are added to improve the chances raise money. In general, having advisors is good because you can leverage their expertise, network, and discuss challenging issues with a professional. However, founders need to make effort for this tool to work. Today, I’d like to share an article on this topic with you by Kip Knight from Thomvest . I hope you find it useful:) https://lnkd.in/eTWEeikx

Startup pitch decks always have advisors on their team slide. Unfortunately many advisors do not always bring value and are added to improve the chances raise money. In general, having advisors is good because you can leverage their expertise, network, and discuss challenging issues with a professional. However, founders need to make effort for this tool to work. Today, I’d like to share an article on this topic with you by Kip Knight from Thomvest . I hope you find it useful:) https://lnkd.in/eqit3arg

🍰 Who doesn't love cake? We especially love a good cake-based metaphor for building great companies! Jyoti Bansal (co-founder of Harness, Traceable, and Unusual Ventures) explains why great companies need a 3-layer foundation of: 1️⃣ Product excellence 2️⃣ GTM excellence 3️⃣ Operational excellence  At the end of the day, investing in these three layers enables you to have your cake and eat it too — you create a strong business you can scale around.

Business operations is the backbone of any successful startup. But how can you maximize both business and talent operations efficiently, while balancing limited time and capital resources? Learn more in our upcoming free webinar with York IE. Register here

Here are two of the biggest mistakes founders make that hinder the growth of their companies.

What drives organizations of today? For startups and SMEs its speed at execution. This requires talent, drive and a learning mindset. Finding such people is a painstaking exercise for such companies. It makes eminent sense for them to explore interim management solutions to ensure their business does not slow down nor suffer. What do you guys think? comment below and share your experiences and thoughts

How Startups Can Build a Positive Company Culture https://bit.ly/3YsE2sa #companyculture #values #goals #management #accelerate2business #accelerate2compliance

Business operations is the backbone of any successful startup. But how can you maximize both business and talent operations efficiently, while balancing limited time and capital resources? Learn more in our upcoming free webinar with York IE. Register here

Business operations is the backbone of any successful startup. But how can you maximize both business and talent operations efficiently, while balancing limited time and capital resources? Learn more in our upcoming free webinar with York IE. Register here