Agile and Holacracy are so superior to our traditional methodologies for running businesses and communities and for creating anything new, they should be adopted everywhere immediately.
Cheryl HellerAugust 14, 2014
Training is important, obviously, but at the typical startup, the day-to-day challenge of keeping the doors open trumps longer-term investments. But just like in so many other areas, resource constraints can be an opportunity to spark new ways to train teams and support their learning.
Jessica LaxJuly 14, 2014
If you want a more effective team, you'll need a more effective hiring process—one that evolves to build on successes, correct for failures, and incorporate more diverse skill sets.
Carlos BuenoJuly 2, 2014
Today’s workers see personal and professional development as part of their compensation from the company, regardless of how quickly they decide to leave. You might not like that, but you can’t change it. So your best approach is to plan for it.
Wendy LeaJune 27, 2014
Changing the world should not be all work and no play. The second week of the 2014 Institute has come to a close, and that calls for celebration.
Jane MillerJune 13, 2014
In the VUCA-filled world most entrepreneurs live in every day, being agile trumps sticking to a plan. Sticking to a plan is not the same as having a strategy, and having a strategy can keep you alive and moving forward.
Rajesh AnandanJune 4, 2014
Know your mission, measure the right thing, and measure it well. Kevin Starr introduces a framework for gauging whether your company is creating meaningful impact (because if it isn't creating impact...what's the point?).
Unreasonable InstituteJune 4, 2014
When an impact investment extraordinaire studies 200 organizations, 25 countries, and 35 founders...you may not expect him to site HR problems as one of the largest barriers to achieving start-up success. Read more here.
Ross BairdApril 28, 2014
Fear of failure has prevented people from falling in love, becoming artists, telling friends the truth, and chasing dreams without apology. If we are going to continue to shy away from failure, it's time we redefined it.
Daniel EpsteinApril 18, 2014
If there is a single thing, a single activity and a single metric you should care about when building a business (or a sustainable open project – which you should run like a business anyway), it is cash-flow.
Pascal FinetteApril 3, 2014
A ton of money has been wasted over complicating these three things, read on to discover how to get clear on your vision, your mission and your values.
BenandAndrewMarch 31, 2014
Why we should relish difficult conversations and be grateful for the conflict in our lives.
Cheryl HellerMarch 26, 2014
As social entrepreneurs, we’re hardwired to stay focused on achieving impact at scale. But that’s a destination we may not achieve for years, if at all, and in the meantime, our happiness may depend on forgetting about scale, even if only for a few moments each day.
Rajesh AnandanMarch 24, 2014
Are you wasting time optimizing the wrong thing? Talking to the wrong customers and partners? Measuring the wrong metrics? Read this post to learn how to avoid this in your start-up.
Pascal FinetteMarch 17, 2014
Starting a company is hard. Best case scenario: your bet pays off and you uncover a monster opportunity. Worst case scenario: you don’t (but you spend a few years working on something you love). Read this post for the secret to making the "best case scenario" more likely.
Nathaniel KolocMarch 17, 2014
One month in, one client down. Thirty three days ago we formed our new business. On day thirty one, we fired our first client.
BenandAndrewMarch 11, 2014
The question all entrepreneurs should ask themselves: What are you married to? If you don’t know what you are married to, you might not make it to the honeymoon part of the start-up!
Daniela PapiMarch 4, 2014