So what is the one thing that I most commonly hear when having an initial discussion with prospective software CEO clients? It is something like: “We have no sales”, “Our sales are below expectations”, “We aren’t meeting our Series A revenue milestones”, etc. You get the picture. The lifeblood of ANY company is sales. There […]
Planning your SaaS MVP
Planning a new product using the concept of an MVP – an acronym for “Minimum Viable Product” has become very hot in the technology world in recent years. Of course, this is really just modern terminology for an age old marketing concept. But a software or SaaS MVP is still an important concept and very […]
Does Blockchain Fit in Your Technology Stack?
Bitcoin and by corollary it’s key underlying technology – Blockchain – have been all over the news this year. Not just the financial news or the business news, but pretty much every media outlet of any kind has rarely gone more than a few days without some type of BitCoin or Blockchain coverage. And why […]
7 Key Questions that Often Become Recurring Nightmares for Founders of Tech Startups
So what keeps you up at night? If you’re a tech startup CEO or founder, the list of possibilities is very, very long. I like to say that the act of starting a software or hardware company is barely a rational act. The deck is stacked against tech startups and the odds of success are […]
Transparency vs. Protecting Tech IP
The issue of proprietary tech IP and whether to hold it tight at all times isn’t a common strategic topic that I’ve run across often in the high tech world. It does get discussed on a piecemeal basis, as the need to disclose something sensitive to a customer or partner pops up. In general, I’ve […]
