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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

New dynamics of disruption in the Silicon Valley



In this TechCrunch article, I talk about accelerating pace of disruption in the tech industry and what to do about it.

https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/19/every-company-is-up-for-disruption-so-keep-your-products-simple/

Monday, March 27, 2017

How today's Startups land Enterprise customers


No matter how innovative, it used to be nearly impossible for a startup to land a F500 customer.  Not anymore... Here's how little guys can become game-changers for giants.

https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/03/the-things-any-startup-could-be-doing-to-get-fortune-500-customers/

Friday, March 24, 2017

Startup Partnership Checklist



Another article from my Forbes series on Scaling up by Partnering with Giants.
Vast majority of strategic partnerships never amount to anything.  In these articles, I attempt to point out why and how to make them more successful.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2016/10/12/the-checklist-every-small-business-owner-must-read-before-partnering-with-a-big-company/#198c239a2714

Thursday, March 23, 2017

How to Make the Love Last


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This is another article in the Scaling Your Startup by Partnering with Giants series which I've been writing for Forbes.
This one is focuses on critical components of a successful partnership.

  • Proper incentives
  • Shared organizational values
  • Executive sponsorship
  • Vision for the future
  • Expectations


Tuesday, March 21, 2017