Michael Dell,
Dell, Inc.
Innovation at Dell, Inc.
Innovation is a process, not a thing, says Dell. At Dell, Inc. the company works to find the right mix between solving the needs of ...
Michael Dell,
Dell, Inc.
Finding a Common Language for Improvement inside a Company
Dell explains how process is critical for organizing large numbers of people in a company, particular if it has grown rapidly. As part of its ...
William A. Sahlman,
Harvard Business School
Choose Venture Investors Carefully
William Sahlman, professor at Harvard Business School, suggests that when raising money, entrepreneurs should carefully select venture investors based on the quality and value of ...
William A. Sahlman,
Harvard Business School
Four Key Elements of an Entrepreneurial Venture
William Sahlman, professor at Harvard Business School, talks about the four key elements of an entrepreneurial venture: 1) People, 2) Opportunity, 3) Context and 4) Deal. He illustrates with ...
William A. Sahlman,
Harvard Business School
Changing the Game
After discussing the four key elements of any entrepreneurial venture (people, opportunity, context and deal), William Sahlman, professor at Harvard Business School,
argues that ...
Michael Cline,
Accretive, LLC
Managing the Tradeoff between Venture Partner and Financial Terms
Michael Cline, Founding Partner at Accretive Technology Partners, suggests that when fundraising, the venture partner is much more important than the financial terms. However, Cline ...
Tom Friel,
Heidrick & Struggles
How to Attract Great Talent
Tom Friel, Chairman of Heidrick and Struggles, discusses the challenges of building a great team and suggests that startups can attract great talent with a ...
Jason Green,
Emergence Capital Partners
Tom Friel,
Heidrick & Struggles
Using Agents to Help Raise Money
Jason Green, Founding Partner at Emergence Capital, suggests that agents are generally not used to help raise funds in an early stage company although they ...
Andy Freire,
Axialent
Five Archetypes of Culture
Andy Friere, Co-founder and CEO of Axialent, provides five basic cultural archetypes into which organizations fall: 1) Achievement, 2) Innovation, 3) One-team, 4) People-first or 5) Customer-focused. Friere argues that ...
Andy Freire,
Axialent
Culture Archetypes: Customer-focused Culture
Andy Friere, Co-founder and CEO of Axialent, describes the customer-focused culture archetype, one of the five basic cultural archetypes into which organizations fall: 1) Achievement, 2) Innovation, 3) ...
Andy Freire,
Axialent
Culture Archetypes: Innovation Culture
Andy Friere, Co-founder and CEO of Axialent, describes the innovation culture archetype, one of the five basic cultural archetypes into which organizations fall: 1) Achievement, 2) Innovation, 3) ...
Jason Green,
Emergence Capital Partners
Raising Money outside Silicon Valley
Jason Green, Founding Partner at Emergence Capital, suggests that outside Silicon Valley entrepreneurs may need to approach the fundraising process differently simply because there are ...
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