VibratingMelon – observations from the startup frontlines

In a startup, there are always many things that aren’t working as efficiently as they could be – acquisition funnel conversion, manual processes, customer acquisition costs, etc.  This may be incredibly frustrating, especially for the team members who...

You’re sitting in a quiet meeting when a stranger suddenly bursts into the room, screaming and ranting – what is your immediate reaction?
Your answer might say something about your personality. If your first instinct is to act – perhaps to tackle the person, or run and hide – you’re likely a “doer”.  If your first reaction is empathy; to wonder why the person is so upset, you’re probably...

Wouldn’t life would be great if nothing ever went wrong and technology never broke?
Unfortunately, the reality is that things break all the time.
Your product probably breaks a little bit all the time and sometimes breaks big time (hopefully, much more occasionally)....

If you asked me to choose the 3 most important things that determine success or failure of a startup, I would say:
company culture – it has a profound and pervasive effect and it’s essential to consciously and deliberately nurture it.
focus – doing many things badly rather than a few things well is surefire startup suicide....