The Seraf Compass

MARCH 22, 2023

Here is how to operate one and some important traps for the unwary that you can use as a framework when you talk to your CEOs about the concept. If you’re invested in a growing company that does not yet have a customer council, you may want to encourage the founders to create one.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 8, 2021

We call it FrameWork and it will be opening next month. FrameWork is just an example of the many ways that knowledge workers will choose to work going forward. In our current framework, boundaries are the individual’s responsibility, and when they’re broken, it’s because the individual failed to protect them. But guardrails?

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Paul G. Silva

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Built on the award-winning Forged in the Dark framework, this experiential learning tool places participants in the roles of startup founders racing to bring their vision to life before time and resources run out. Forge the Future allows you to experience these challenges firsthand.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 16, 2014

That does not mean telling them how to run the company, but to help them create a management discipline--a framework for thinking about problems and solutions. Third , I try to help my teams be the best company managers they can be--because ultimately, no matter how much help I can be, it''s up to them to do most of the heavy lifting.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2014

Tools like AWS, open source and web frameworks made the barriers to producing technology applications lower. We hear the term "maker revolution" and it''s easy to dismiss it as just a few Etsy sellers producing limited batch products--but it''s a more fundamental shift. That unleashed an explosion in innovation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2021

But the alien metaphor serves as a neat acronym for the five dimensions of our ALIEN thinking framework: A for Attention. Current innovation frameworks–think lean startup or design sprint–emphasize speed and action over reflection and strategic breaks. L for Levitation (meaning reflection). I for Imagination.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

But Fuller decided to sit down and figure out what those elements were, and he has created a framework that he released today. Upfront’s Kobie Fuller has designed an investment framework for modern enterprise software by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 6, 2021

You can adopt that framework to encourage cashless payments, too. Create a more secure framework for payments. Encourage contactless payments with a rewards scheme. From a 10 percent discount to a free coffee after six purchases, rewards schemes and loyalty programs are an excellent way to encourage business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Use a podcast readiness framework Think you’re ready to launch a branded podcast? My company offers this framework that includes core questions to ask during your process to help ensure that you’re being intentional. The secret winning ingredient for branded show creation is intention.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Under an advice framework, my Forum-mates take turns telling me what I should do in my specific situation. However, with an experience sharing framework, everyone in the group will instead share a personal story related to my presentation. In my experience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 14, 2021

We thought GSEA would be an excellent framework for exploring another generation of students whose brilliant ideas could become big business.”. Foster: “After making Science Fair , which followed high school students competing internationally, we wondered, ‘What does it look like when these kids grow up?’

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 23, 2020

Each situation is different but a framework I like is to take your pre-event baseline, your event driven peak, and assume you will give up half of the delta when things return to normal and that will be your new baseline.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2024

What I’d rather do is provide a useful framework to understand the objective ways VCs are scoring the opportunity—even if it doesn’t represent a complete picture. Once you arrive at that conclusion, you’re probably not going to draw any useful conclusions about the bar for fundability or how to give yourself a better shot.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2021

But, the right communication framework takes the great people you have and makes you all better. Find your ideal communication framework. And I realized that my leadership team didn’t have a framework to understand how to take our business and company to the next level. Having a set framework is the key.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The 4 states of an engineering team is a mental model that resonated with me, and I think it provides a framework for leadership teams and boards to understand the state of a developer team. The state of an eng team can be opaque from the outside, and this framework illuminates the status in a simple way. But there’s much more.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Let’s set up a framework. A Framework to Guide You: So putting it all together, you should always be mindful of your personal circumstances and market conditions. But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Turns out like most things there are no simple answers. Here’s overall what you need to know.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

Conventional DLP solutions are built on a castle-and-moat framework in which data centers and cloud platforms are the castles holding sensitive data. Conventional DLP frameworks are incapable of addressing these challenges.

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Source Link

JUNE 8, 2021

The SBA Community Navigator framework includes a lead nonprofit partner who can serve as a hub for the entrepreneurial community and the network building efforts. What is the SBA Community Navigator Model?

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Source Link

MARCH 29, 2021

The SBA Community Navigator framework envisions a lead nonprofit partner who can serve as a hub for the entrepreneurial community and the network building efforts. This approach also requires entrepreneurial ecosystems incorporate new methods and business economic impact measures. What is the SBA Community Navigator Model?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Read on to learn why Joachimsthaler believes this framework encourages innovation more than any other business model. In your book, The Interaction Field: The Revolutionary New Way to Create Shared Value for Businesses, Customers, and Society , you write that the future is about creating value for everyone.

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Source Link

JANUARY 29, 2022

The conversation introduced a new framework for inclusive community development that incorporates cultural understanding, talent development and new venture creation. Take a close look at your entrepreneurial ecosystem building work and make sure you’re doing it through an equitable lens.

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A Smart Bear: Longform

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Why "expected value" doesn't work; here's a better framework for making long-term investments in your career, startup, and life.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2013

I’m going to set up the framework today and in future posts I’ll drill down into each area. After all, the golden rule in sales is “qualify, qualify, qualify” specifically because you always have limited resources and you must put them against the highest potential opportunities weighted for probability and deal size. Key Players.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 28, 2022

Read this article to learn about the VIRAL framework. This workshop is great for entrepreneurs who have generated revenue and are ready to expand their operations! Prework (Due Before The Session). Create a free entrepreneur account on the Abaca website. Do an initial VIRAL assessment of your company using Abaca’s tool.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

I broke down the types of CC companies into 5 main buckets today to give a framework to think about your startup if you’re entering this space: 1. You can watch the 20-minute video of my talk if you want here. What are the Types of Collaborative Consumption Companies?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Founded in January 2020, Opsera lets developers provision their CI/CD tools through a single framework. Using this framework, they can then build and manage their pipelines for a variety of use cases, including their software delivery lifecycle, infrastructure as code and their SaaS application releases.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

To this end, the conscious capitalism movement provides a framework that includes four interconnected disciplines. However, one cannot mistake the PR veneer some companies are using in lieu of the profound and holistic change needed to build conscious businesses. Higher purpose.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 23, 2022

Use them with email, landing pages, and digital content Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 18, 2020

Our portfolio company Coinbase released an open source framework for crypto asssets to make it easier to list them on crypto exchanges. An open source middleware framework like Rosetta should make it much easier for exchanges to list new assets and allow them to support new assets more quickly. It is called Rosetta.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Let’s use Morningstar’s 5 Factors as a framework. The framework was originally created to help public market investors determine whether or not an investment opportunity afforded a defensible moat that would contribute to a superior return-profile. It’s also about establishing a competitive moat. What makes up a moat?

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Dream It

APRIL 21, 2020

This framework helps founders position their fundraising targets and avoid red flags with investors. So the question remains: what is the appropriate amount of funding founders should request? This is a difficult question to answer. Luckily, there is a formula you can use to answer it.

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