Effective delegation is a skill that we can all learn and benefit from, and improve on over time, through a new and continual focus on the following key principles.
Resources
7 Truths Across Venture Investing Stages
Must-know tips to managing venture capital funds, portfolio construction, and determination of fund size.
How Startups Can Save $130 Billion Annually by Improving Visibility into Vendor Spend
Each year, US startups and other small businesses collectively waste $130 billion dollars because of poor visibility into their vendor spend. That’s $130 billion dollars of profit that has to be re-earned; of lost equity that needs to be replaced; of wasted expense that’s not being reinvested to grow the business. Glean unlocks the powerful data detailed in vendor invoices/receipts to surface relevant spend insights and drive spend accountability.
GameStop, Dogecoin, and The Rise of Meme Investing: Why Robinhood’s IPO Could Send Retail Investing Social
A look at Robinhood’s role in the rise of meme investing.
Do Societal Issues Belong at Work?
Should we be talking about societal issues at work? Do leaders have the right to lock down what can or cannot be discussed at work? How can Founders and their staff find common ground?
A CEO’s 5-Step Guide on How to Manage Online Retail Finances: The Startup Edition
Synder is a personal financial assistant for small to medium-sized businesses in the eCommerce sphere. Synder carries out all bookkeeping and accounting tasks for your business. It doesn’t matter which sales channels or payment processors you use, whether it is Stripe, Square, Shopify, Amazon, eBay, PayPal, Etsy, or WooCommerce.
The Myth of Equal Startup Cofounders
When I first got a job in venture as a Managing Director at Techstars, I loved meeting founding teams with two equal cofounders – one technical and one business-focused. It seemed obvious back then that a successful team needs to know how to build and how to sell and that this kind of composition of […]
Bonsai Raises $3M for its Video Chat Platform for Business and Career Advice
Bonsai, cofounded by Jake Rosenfeld and Patrick Sullivan, is a 1:1 video chat platform for business and career advice.
Manage Downside First, Big Opportunity Second
I’ve got a great plan for how to scale my startup, but I’m sort of wondering what happens if things don’t go to plan? How should I be thinking about my downside when most of my startup planning seems focused on growth and scale?
The Death of Search Engine Optimization
Google has always been a staple of any good digital marketing strategy, especially for search engine optimization (SEO), to attract free organic traffic based on the quality of the content on your page. But will it stay this way? George Deeb shares some insight on why SEO may not be viable long-term…
Is This the Right Cofounder?
I’m starting to wonder whether my co-founder is the right fit. At first, they seemed really engaged, and I thought we could build something great, but lately, I’m starting to second-guess partnering with them at all. How can I tell if this is the right person, and if it’s not — how do I get out of this?