The Seraf Compass

MARCH 22, 2023

You know that many startups fail to take advantage of one of the best kept secrets of product management and company strategy, the customer council. 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.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Should your SaaS startup embrace a bottom-up GTM strategy? Should your SaaS startup embrace a bottom-up GTM strategy? In this piece, we will take a closer look at this trend — and specifically how it has fundamentally altered pricing — and at a framework for mapping pricing to customer value. The MAP customer value framework.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

I did 5 years of building large computer systems and computer networks for global corporations and 3+ years as a “strategy consultant.&# In many of the meetings you’d meet clients who would tell you everything you needed to know, would offer to help you and then would never follow up on the help that they had offered.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 28, 2021

Madhavan provided an excellent framework for answering this question, in addition to a multitude of other insights. Many people think of pricing as monetization, but just as important to think through it as an acquisition strategy. Those are some of the chestnuts from the session, and they provide a rough framework.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

RIBS: The messaging framework for every company and product. Bottom-up SaaS: A framework for mapping pricing to customer value. Bottom-up SaaS: A framework for mapping pricing to customer value. Should your SaaS startup embrace a bottom-up GTM strategy? The hamburger go-to-market strategy. David Cahn. Contributor.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

While traditional marketing methods and GTM (go-to-market) motions continue to be used, there’s a new strategy you can tap into — the branded podcast. Use a podcast readiness framework Think you’re ready to launch a branded podcast? Podcasts have a lot of upside for marketers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The best way to succeed in this evaluation framework is to ensure that everything you share is relevant and exciting to a diverse audience of even nontechnical folks. Investor pitch meetings are not dissertation defenses. You are being evaluated on your potential for impact rather than the intricate details of your research.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 31, 2024

How They Do It: The team’s proprietary platform, PathOS™ , gains deep insights into patient responses using a causal AI framework that analyzes gene expression changes related to drug mechanisms and survival outcomes.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 16, 2020

Among the most useful frameworks I’ve found to manage a company in this era is the 2×2 matrix above. Both are equally viable strategies. Venture capital, debt, or negotiating better cash collections (multi-year prepay) are all viable strategies to position the business to press its advantage. Fortune favors the bold.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. That let people play popular titles, for example, directly in Facebook. I agree with him.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. What about strategy? They’re great for some people and necessary for some jobs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

Post MBA I went into strategy consulting where my job was to problem solve for clients. This is a problem for a strategy consultant because you are, by definition, a generalist that is thrown into new problems again and again. I’m never right the first time so I spend time adjusting my frameworks.

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OkDork

MARCH 7, 2024

At AppSumo, we’ve tested hundreds of strategies. Today, I’ll be revealing the 5 strategies that made us over $10M EACH. When everyone is using the same marketing strategy, it’s hard to get a great return on your marketing budget. After the Dropbox giveaway, we realized how powerful this marketing strategy truly was.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Let’s set up a framework. But this strategy great depends on point 3. 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.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. I was watching my favorite show on TV this morning – GPS (Global Public Square) with Fareed Zakaria.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

To this end, the conscious capitalism movement provides a framework that includes four interconnected disciplines. Barry Wehmiller has employed this strategy to complete more than 110 acquisitions worldwide, nearly all of them profitable. Higher purpose.

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Dream It

APRIL 21, 2020

This framework helps founders position their fundraising targets and avoid red flags with investors. If you want to dive deeper into terminology and how it impacts fundraising strategy, here’s a relevant Hackernoon article. So the question remains: what is the appropriate amount of funding founders should request?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 16, 2022

We talked strategy and EOS on the chairlift. We cooked and ate meals together, played games, plus of course, we did strategy and planning work. This framework has really worked well for us! My Florida EO friend shared e-commerce resources, and I sent him two podcasts that pertained to his business. It was incredible.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Here, he shares his thoughts on capacity building as a leadership strategy. . I have gone all-in on capacity building as a leadership strategy. A big part of this is showing my team my commitment to improving, inspiring them to grow and giving them both the framework and the support to improve.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

While there is no right or wrong answer, having seen the extremes I’d like to offer you a framework for considering the right answer for yourselves. You might just have differences of opinion on the direction / strategy of the company or how to handle situations in difficult times. I love that. And it’s kind of true.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It outlines the strategies that will be employed to achieve short-term and long-term goals, providing a roadmap for growth and sustainability. A budget, on the other hand, provides a financial framework for the startup’s operations.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Recommendations include standardizing patent transfer frameworks. Many European startups are currently built on APIs, frameworks and platforms that are built in the U.S. The third topic revolves around Deep Tech startups. According to the report, Europe isn’t doing enough to foster more Deep Tech startups and investors. or in China.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 16, 2020

Among the most useful frameworks I’ve found to manage a company in this era is the 2×2 matrix above. Both are equally viable strategies. Venture capital, debt, or negotiating better cash collections (multi-year prepay) are all viable strategies to position the business to press its advantage. Fortune favors the bold.

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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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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 24, 2011

Get your lead Ruby dev to blog a controversal post on some nuance in the latest frameworks and get it posted to Hacker News. Making it a point to attend these meetups on a regular basis--to become a familar face in the crowd and a trusted resource should be a good strategy for any team looking to add headcount.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Telling your story isn't just about conveying information about your company--it's about giving someone a framework that makes them feel like they know how to be successful as well. If anyone is ever going to write about you, you have to give them something to take away. Otherwise, who cares? The audience will relate to you better.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 5, 2024

From fostering a culture of trust to assigning clear task ownership, explore the diverse strategies and tools in these fourteen responses that can help ensure your team stays on track. By understanding human motivation and implementing effective strategies, leaders can foster a culture of ownership, responsibility, and collective achievement.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 5, 2020

These are two very different “go to market” strategies, they imply two very different business models, and they will result in very different long term market positions. But I can give you a framework because choosing what to invest in is a lot like choosing what to work on. But the framework is similar.

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A Smart Bear

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

If the company’s strategy is clear and detailed, if relevant data is at hand, if it’s clear what your goals are , if the deciding team has confidence, then the decision could be easy and fast; if these things are absent, perhaps more deliberation is needed to clarify those things. Don’t know how to evaluate the options.

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

How to evolve your DTC startup’s data strategy and identify critical metrics. Here’s a closer look at the questions we ask to begin laying the foundation for a pricing strategy. 5 key questions in our pricing strategy framework. Michael Perez. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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Dream It

JULY 20, 2020

In this #DreamitDose, Managing Partner Steve Barsh gives founders tips on how to frame their bridge round ask, overcome assumptions investors often make, and provides a general way to structure startup bridge round pitches. In just 5-minutes, you’ll learn and be able to avoid common obstacles founders confront while raising a bridge round.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We brought on Caya (CEO of Slidebean ) to provide a smart framework on how to find the right cofounders that can hit this mark. The challenges you’ll face in finding cofounders will vary depending on which persona describes you.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

How to implement a video SEO strategy. If your startup is shaping up its video content strategy, a wholesale shift isn’t required: Instead, conduct a content audit to identify areas where interactive content can drive growth, such as testimonials, product announcements and webinars. How to implement a video SEO strategy.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Adopt a “hire slow, fire fast” mentality for your expansion strategy. Our team at Heartcore Capital use the following framework and learnings to guide internationalization strategies for our portfolio companies. Don’t be afraid to pull the plug if things don’t work out. Complexities and costs will multiply.

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