How Do I Find Web Developers For My Startup?
A lot has happened in the startup community which has many of us excited about our own startup prospects. As a result, a lot of people are coming up with new startup ideas and looking around for developers. As you do, you may want to consider reading some popular posts. If you have your own [...]
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 [...]
Framing Your Startup’s Sandbox
This post is dedicated to Jerry Biehl, the founder of a stealth mode startup based here in the Washington, DC area code named Fubrub, who has really inspired a lot of people in the Baltimore startup community with his passion and tenacity. We need more people like him here in the Washington, DC area. He [...]
How Do I Quickly Hire People For My Funded Startup
I often hear from founders of startups that have received substantial investor funding, but who are confounded by the challenge of making their business plan scale with respect to growing their team. They have a ton of money and a great product, but people are not simply hopping on board when they post their job [...]
The Hard Line Between Hacker and Serious Founder
This past week we hosted the first Social Matchbox Startup Garage Series event in Tysons Corner. The event was inspired by our first events held back in 2007 and 2008 where there was a very loose standard applied to determine who was allowed to present. The open mic format we use for the Startup Garage [...]
Entrepreneurs Should Be Kings Of Common Sense
Last night, over dinner, I heard some of the best advice for entrepreneurs that I’ve heard in a good while. It wasn’t from a former founder who made it big or a big deal author. It was from a friend of the family’s who works in the non-profit space here in Washington, DC. She said [...]
How I Handle Coffee, Beer, & Dinner Requests
Today and yesterday alone I got invitations to go to three coffees, two dinners, and one lunch. One person wanted to talk about sweat equity, another person wanted to talk about their web application, another person is new in town and wants to meet up. I found it ironic that someone asked a [...]
