The Ins and Outs of Advisory Boards for Startups
As outside general counsel to dozens of startups in the technology, life sciences, medical device, clean energy and innovation economy, we are often asked about the utility and purpose of advisory boards. Setting up an...
Forbes Biz Dev Council: Is it worth it?
Gain professional credibility if you invest writing energy. I joined the Forbes Business Development Council in 2019, and I have published a handful of articles there. I often get asked by people who are considering...
Three forces that shape innovation beyond conflict and change
Scared to lose your job? afraid to be left behind? Learn to read through the digital revolution and how to keep your seat in the future! Leveraging Innovation will be the most valuable human skill...
Even In Business, It’s All About Getting Up Again
Steve Jobs and Muhammad Ali also had their knockdowns There’s a saying about anxious people. Whilst they think that they’re weak because they fall at some of the final hurdles, they’re actually much tougher than everyone...
Technology rescues relationships from hiring Day 1
Confronting a difficult economy, talented people have tough times finding jobs. Getting lost in the hiring process makes matters worse. Organizations of a certain size and more have an added need not to lose outstanding...
The Problem and Opportunity of Organizational Debt
What is ‘Organizational (Org.) Debt’? As a rule, startups and companies in hypergrowth have two traits in common - high ambiguity and a fast pace. These are true regardless of product or industry category. While...
So You Want To Invest In Startups? 5 Ways Other Than Being A Full-Time...
Ever considered investing in startups but don’t want to be a full-time VC? There are other paths and this post will touch on the five main ones. 0) Definitions -- Before a deeper discussion we...
How to build a sales team in a startup?
Most businesses start off as a one man or woman band meaning as a founder you wear many hats and do whatever it takes to get your company off the ground. At some point during...
Rewards await those with good imagination
While practicing crisis management, when does the referee blow the whistle for piling on? In the real world, that apparently never happens. Saying “in this together” and “challenging times” borders on copyright infringement. Yet, people...
Automation is poised to lead us out of the crisis, and empower people –...
As we prepare to enter the second half of 2020 and attempt to reopen the economy after its global prophylactic shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers across the globe are currently confronting...
Will Robots Take Over Our Restaurants? A Startup View
Tau Ventures is an applied AI fund in Silicon Valley and food automation is one of our core focuses including an investment in Blendid. Our view in Nov 2019 was that capital is plentiful,...
Spotting The Wolf From The Sheep
If you have been in any industry long enough, one thing becomes clear. There are three main types of people in this world, the ones who are smart and resilient, the ones who are...
How to think about Disruption
Every startup is trying to disrupt. The common belief is that something can be created that will alter people’s behavior, change a market, and trigger new usage. Every startup is looking for that shift. Let’s...
Common Substance of Art, Science, and Dreams
“There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9) Powerful and infinite are human dreams. This metaphysical world of ideas is probably the most enduring and exists beyond limited technical possibilities, natural catastrophes, and human...
Responding to “I Can’t Breathe,” and Pandemic
Every day, like many of you, I’ve spent far too much time scanning the news and social media, reading stories and looking for new tidbits of information on the pandemic and our response to...
Great hiring is as basic as the fundamentals
Hiring used to be so simple. Then the world changed, and remote work was no longer a luxury. Taking on new people switched into the digital sphere. There has been a lot to keep...
Why Is That Entrepreneur Raising So Much More Than Me?
How much to raise is both an art and a science, a topic discussed at length in many other posts. What this article will focus on are the reasons specifically an entrepreneur similar to...
Underprivileged has fewer options- even with the Nordic Healthcare System!
We all discern that everyone deserves “Quality Healthcare.” Besides, there is no argument; we all needed it yesterday, and- not merely tomorrow. We likewise have our own percept as to what that quality care...
Virtual reality reaches out to save relationships
From the Grass is Not Always Greener file, it turns out that working from home is not idillic. Indeed, toiling apart from the team might unintentionally undermine working relationships. “Remote working has brought with it...
The political debate that has not been
The New York Times got a lot of heat after it published online on June 3, 2020, a column by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton. For those who are not in tune, The New York...