Trust the process.
Allan Switalski, Head of Marketing & Public Relations, Avana, Peoria, AZ
Leaders need to feel comfortable debating and making courageous decisions that they all commit to. Alignment is crucial on key boundary decisions so that the entire company is on one page.
The fundamentals of talent nurturing, strategic thinking, disciplined execution and cash cycling needs to be practiced disciplines.
The engines of customer acquisition, fulfillment, enablement and innovation should all be oiled and running smoothly.
The company should show absolute leadership in their chosen segment in a high growth market that’s growing much faster than the economy.
A business-to-business SAAS platform had trouble breaking into mainstream customers. Using the Mainstream DecisionSheet, they aligned on a beachhead to attack within two hours. And gained preferred vendor status in that segment less than four months later.
A consumer gaming platform had hired many executives from traditional industries. Using individual and team coaching, We helped startup people and corporate executives align on best practices for the specific scaleup phase they were in, leading to 10X growth while putting a stop to bureaucracy.
A high-tech enterprise scaleup founder had trouble getting results from his team. Through quarterly workshops and monthly check-ins, We helped the team clarify accountabilities and institute regular check-ins. They started making 80% of their goals and achieved a compelling exit less than three years later.
The leadership of a software component company had built up direct sales to brands, generating enviable pricing power and visionary buyers. Yet many larger brands failed to convert. During an offsite, the team noticed that more conservative buyers needed complete packages, and that partners and system integrators would have to be included in the proposition or should even lead the sale. This led to 50% YoY growth despite a severely adverse economic climate.
The executive team of a fast-growing API platform felt they spent all their day in meetings, especially after the pandemic started. And still they couldn’t make all decisions the company needed. Applying our signature “Remote Capabilities” model in a remote workshop, they moved the bulk of their decisions into async/written mode. This resulted not only in 5X faster decisions, but also in talented middle managers feeling empowered to execute the projects.
They helped us all see the CEO's vision for the company and helped point us all in that same direction with a solid execution plan.
Head of Product, Financial Tech Company, Peoria, AZ
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If you’re a fan of sci-fi, you’ll expect robots will one day rule the world. Thanks to tech startup Mobot, we’re a little closer to that day. The young company is changing QA for mobile apps by using robots to test apps in ways that imitate the way that humans actually use those apps. [Read More]
The pandemic has been terrible for the restaurant industry. But that hasn’t stopped tech startup Superb or its founder and CEO Zaedo Musa. Superb is a guest experience management platform that created the first OS for restaurants. Despite this being a tough time for restaurants, Superb has found great traction and is being used by restaurants worldwide. [Read More]
The growth of the Internet has been nothing but amazing. Since I sent my first email from a unix terminal in 1992 (using ‘vi’!), we’ve seen the Internet over 50 billion (!) new “things” connect. With people using so many IoT devices and facing cyber-security threats, it’s more important than ever for networks to be properly managed. That’s where Milan-based tech startup Tanaza comes in. They provide a smarter and cheaper alternative for network solutions, empowering both internal and external IT departments with their software. [Read More]
Scaling operations is the biggest challenge any business will ever face. With so many things changing, it helps to have automation tools that you can control. That is precisely the pain point being solved by Alessio Alionco and his startup Pipefy. Unlike other workflow software, Pipefy is lightweight and geared toward non-technical users. It helps manage requests from stakeholders and make individual contributors more efficient. As Alessio puts it “empower the doer.” [Read More]
Think about how easy it is to send a text message compared to making a phone call or sending a letter via snail mail. Well, what if text messages could be used by consumers to pay bills or companies to converse with customers who owe money? That’s precisely the use case addressed by startup Everyware. Using technology originally developed to help hotels and resorts communicate with travelers, Everyware is now making bill-paying as simple as sending a text message. [Read More]
On the surface, there doesn’t appear to be a close connection between farming and modern technology. But Milan Dobrota and his startup Agremo are starting to change that. Agremo uses AI technology to analyze aerial imagery as a method to help in crop production. Agremo’s technology can be used for any crop and addresses a huge lack of data that is useful for crops and agriculture. [Read More]
It’s always great to talk about startup success stories. But what about those startups that have great potential but are still struggling to get on track and find a path to success? There is still a lot to learn from startups like Knowable, an audio-first learning program that launched in 2020. Whil [Read More]
Blockchain technology continues to change the world in new ways. Tech startup Data Gumbo is one of the latest examples of that. Data Gumbo uses blockchain technology to create a network of smart contracts for industrial companies to automate their vendor management. By doing so, Data Gumbo vastly re [Read More]
For most startups, creating one product, finding the right market for it, and turning it into a profitable business is hard enough. But what if you were doing the same thing simultaneously with two different products? That’s the challenge for the co-founders of Greendeck, who created a price optimiz [Read More]
It can be a beautiful thing when new technology coming to the market creates opportunities for startups to do something useful with the data and resources available to them. That is exactly what founder Jakob Muus and his startup Tracks are doing. Tracks uses the telematics systems inside trucks all [Read More]
Our coach has gotten us into a consistent cadence of focusing on the highest impact issues in our business. This is so valuable to our growth and our confidence in each other.
Kate Critini, Chief Legal Officer, Redox, Boston, MA