Is communicating right more important than being right? Today I was having a discussion with my colleague about navigating organizations, specifically about driving change and building alliances. Something I was terrible at when I started off as a manager. I recall being promoted to a Support Team Lead position barely 8-9 months into my first job. – The company I
Every #founder who builds a product #startup wants this: Scaling a product startup from a small operation to a venture-scale company. But it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. There are some pesky challenges related to development practices and technology that can make this journey a bit rough. Here are some of the common problems and how to get over it:
#Startups are fast paced and risky. One category that stands out is that of #deeptech startups. These ambitious ventures delve into uncharted territories, often pioneering breakthroughs. While the rewards can be immense, scaling a deep tech startup is hard. Let’s talk about some of these challenges and strategies to overcome them. The Brewing Period: Patience is Key Deep tech startups
Leave it to the management consultants to come up with acronyms… Move over Product Led Growth and Sales Led Growth… here comes PLS – Product Led Sales! Jokes apart, here are the key points to consider: There was and continues to be lot of hype about PLG. PLG is not the “holy grail” and not for everyone. Sales led growth
Life is unfair But you already knew that If you are a #startup building a #b2b product for US, EU, UK, then you will find that it’s extremely unfair. When I talk to #founders building from India for the world, it is at times disheartening to hear their challenges: – New entrant startup with bigger fund raise is all over
Hey there, fellow #founders and #startup leaders! As we kick back to celebrate Entrepreneur’s Day, it’s time to give a shout-out to the real superheroes out there – the entrepreneurs. Sure, the movies make it look all glamorous and snazzy, but let’s be real – this journey isn’t always a walk in the park. It’s more like a rollercoaster through
Remote work is great! Remote work is slowing us down! There is no collaboration! If we ask team members to come to work, they will leave! If you a in a tech company, you might have heard one or more of these over the last 12-18 months. All of us were forced to adopt and adapt to a remote working
“Learning is experience. Everything else is just information.” – Albert Einstein “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” – Confucius You’ve probably come across these quotes somewhere along the line. At their heart they essentially define what experiential learning (ExL) is: learning by doing. Learning can be consumed in many ways; through
“Put a bunch of smart people together and magic will happen”. You will hear this refrain often repeated. Sometimes companies – #startups or bigger will actually follow this. Smart engineers (yes that is usually the case) will come together. On their own, or will be brought together by someone with money. And they will do what they know best –
Leadership is the art of inspiring employees to strive towards a common goal. The process of influencing their attitude, conduct, and cognition of others is just as important as leading a group of people or an organization. Product leadership is the process of managing the organization’s product initiatives. A product leader is someone who empowers others through actions such as
Product leadership creates a product-led strategy that prioritizes and helps the product align with the organization’s mission and vision. Successful product teams are developed by leaders in product-inspired cultures. This involves several management-level duties, such as putting together and leading the product team, owning the strategic goals, and ensuring the team has access to the tools and resources it needs
Customers don’t want your product. Customers don’t care much about your product features. Customers don’t want to spend money on something they don’t want. Then why are so many products being bought and product businesses growing? Well, above statements have more to it then appears. Customers are interested in themselves, their personal life, their work life and their business. They
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