Startup Pyramid of Success
I was in Kiev, Ukraine a few months ago and did a workshop on “Personal Attributes of a Successful Entrepreneur”. The nice thing about doing this type of workshop in…
Continue reading11 reasons why customer onboarding is the fastest way to build a great reputation or ruin one
My college soccer coach used to always tell us to “control the controllables” about ten times a week during the season (and ten is probably a conservative estimate). Even though…
Continue reading4 Risks to Consider When Trying to Get Funding
A few weeks ago I came across a new framework for thinking about “what makes a startup investable” that I found very useful so I thought I would share it….
Continue readingObservations after one week of working with startups in Ukraine
My name is Charlie. I help companies develop great products through dedicated software teams and am a co-founder of an innovative IT school in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fill free to connect…
Continue readingHow Early Stage Founders Can Avoid Bad Software Development Teams to Save Time & Money?
I would say at least 50% of the Founders I talk to have wasted a significant amount of time and money working with a low-quality software team or company. Usually…
Continue readingThe process of hiring a dedicated software development team for a startup
My name is Charlie. I help companies develop great products through staff augmentation and by providing dedicated software teams. You can connect with me on LinkedIn. A lot of people have…
Continue readingWhy live video production is on the cusp of massive democratization.
A Gentle Introduction to Live Video. Producing good live video is historically hard. And I don’t only mean in terms of human expertise and effort. It happens to be an…
Continue readingSales, Marketing and Internal Empathy: Overlooked Product Management Skills
My favorite description of what a Product Manager is supposed to do is still the essay from Ben Horowitz. In my own experience building products, I sometimes find it helpful to…
Continue readingThe truth about starting a company. And its revisionist history.
I wrote this essay as a reflection of my start-up experience across 3 companies I founded over the last 7 years. The most recent company (vLoop) was sold about 10…
Continue readingWhere to Livestream Events? Facebook & YouTube vs Your Own Site.
There is a big debate going on right now about whether it makes more sense to stream your sporting events to Facebook Live or YouTube vs hosting them on your…
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