From Zero to a Million Users - Dropbox and Xobni lessons learned

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From Zero to a Million Users - Dropbox and Xobni lessons learned

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20th Century Business and APIs...

There is a perspective some people apply to evolution, social theory, and language change called punctuated equilibrium (credit goes to Jess Ruefli for pointing this out). It suggests that change is not gradual, but that change comes in sudden punctuated bursts between stretches of relative stasis or equilibrium.

The Web from 1995-2000 was certainly a surge like this as every business "went online" in order to continue to function in a newly competitive economy. I believe that we're going through such a surge right now as the early versions of the web - designed for people using browsers - gives way to the next version: using APIs to design the web for people using applications that communicate on their behalf in complex ways to the services that make up the world's businesses.

[ By Sam Ramji – Darwin's Finches, 20th Century Business, and APIs ]


Darwin's Finches, 20th Century Business, and APIs

Do not care about business plan, care about business model

[ By Steve Blank Woodstock for Entrepreneurs – the Startup Lessons Learned Conference ]

Why accountants don’t run startups

If you wanted to know what I’ve been thinking about after Customer Development, you can see and hear it in the talk I gave at the conference. Watch the expanded version of “Why Accountants Don’t Run Startups below.
- The first story, Shifts in Entrepreneurship starts at 4:20
- Not All Startups Are Equal starts at 7:30
- What VC’s Don’t Tell You starts at 12:00
- Business Plans Versus Business Models at 14:08
- Startups Search Companies Execute at 17:05
- Leadership Versus Management at 24:50
- Durant Versus Sloan at 30:13
- E-School Versus B-School at 33:41

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Avoid Hiring The Wrong Execs

Execs at large companies are good at fine tuning these existing systems, while startups need people who can help mold and create the business' framework for its future as a large company. Steve Blank says that the reason there are disparages and possible conflicts between traditional executives and startup execs is that education is too focused on traditional business practices, and not enough on entrepreneurship.

So how does a startup founder select the right execs to help nurse their fledgling company into a prosperous large business? According to Horowitz, there are two steps needed to assure the right people are hired: and extensive and highly scrutinized hiring process, and dedicated and focused integration of the executive upon hiring.

[ By www.readwriteweb.com ]

Read full story - The Perfect Fit: How Startups Can Avoid Hiring The Wrong Execs

The New Face Of Venture Capital

[ By Kevin Lawton from TrendCaller ]

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