Culture trumps strategy and drives every tactic’s execution
By Don Rainey
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” — Jerry Rawls, Finisar
Amateurs talk strategy; the professionals focus on tactics; and superstars concentrate on culture.
Superstars focus on culture because a company’s culture will determine if the company will successfully execute its strategy and tactics. A company’s culture is a statement of its values that influences all actions [...]
Website Redesign Help & Feedback Wanted
SocialMatchbox.com and our related events are still very much a side project, consuming a massive amount of time, but we keep getting feedback, support and encouragement so we keep it going. I recently posted a note asking if people would be interested in contributing articles or syndicating content to the site. I honestly expected nothing. [...]
$334+ Million In Recent Washington Area Startup Deals
The Washington area startup deal flow is really hot right. More than $334 million in funding deals and exits have happened recently, and that is just the stuff we have heard about. This should serve as motivation for all of the startup founders out there.
Optoro Raises $1.85 Million Series A – more.
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Optoro Raises $1.85 Million Series A
Optoro, Inc., the Lanham, MD based startup company that provides asset recovery solutions for the distressed inventory of retailers, manufacturers and others has just announced their closing of a $1.85 Million Series A Round. SJF Ventures (Durham, NC), Phil Pfeffer of Treemont Capital (Tampa, FL), and QED Investors participated in the round.
The company’s specialty is [...]
The Power of Persistence
Two of the most persistent complaints I hear from startup founders involve investors and co-founders. When they are not complaining about these, they are complaining about designers or developers. If you waste time reading Quora like I do now and then you will find that many West Coast startup founders complain about designer-developers. At the [...]
SnagFilms Raises $10 Million in Additional Capital
SnagFilms, a Washington, DC based online video website that provides consumers with streaming documentaries, announced today it has received $10 million in growth capital from new investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Comcast Interactive [...]
Lotame Solutions Raised $11 Million in Recent Series C Round
Lotame Solutions, a Columbia, MD based startup, is a marketing technology company. Emergence Capital led the latest round of funding, Lotame Solutions’s Series C round, and all of Lotame’s investors participated, including Hillcrest Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, and Pinnacle Ventures. Lotame Solutions has also secured a growth capital line from Pinnacle Ventures, to supplement its [...]
