.@bfeld highlights @mattblumberg’s new book, Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams, as a must-read for leadership teams buff.ly/2TdPjiO
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What is your North Star? @lennysan (@a16z) provides startups with a framework for choosing your company’s ultimate North Star. buff.ly/3pTQy2E
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Startup titles can be confusing – @saeedwkhan offers a clear definition for product marketing, and its role within a scaling startup, via @OpenViewVenture buff.ly/3w4Ig9U
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Outbound sales vs. product-led growth – @ItsUrBoyEvan offers some lessons learned about the two strategies from the stories of @Qualtrics & @surveymonkey buff.ly/2S0jp9j
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How much does hiring the wrong executive impact your startup? @ttunguz (@redpointvc) emphasizes three key ripple effects of a failed executive hiring. buff.ly/3dtI7X3
All companies eventually hit a rough patch, but what should founder’s do during these times? @jproco makes a case for 5 types of experimentation that can pull you and your startup from the rut. buff.ly/33VNY1X
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.@AshleySachs (@whereby) highlights the importance of keeping your customer support team in the loop when it comes to product development at your startup, via @siftedeu buff.ly/35YIgxx
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.@fredwilson (@usv) shares his thoughts on the importance of leadership and vision for startups buff.ly/36fgRYp
Hiring the right executives can make or break a startup – Riviera Lev-Aviv (@fenwick_writing) offers a CEO’s guide to hiring executives, via @OpenViewVenture buff.ly/2UPEkwK
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.@BigMekaStyle (@firstround) shares early-day go-to-market lessons & notes from key executives at Stripe, Figma, Coda, Plaid, and many more! buff.ly/2PjscBh
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Hiring in startups is hard, and we don’t always get it right, no matter the business. @avenuetp offers some advice for when that important hire goes wrong – via @openviewventure buff.ly/3rAZvNJ
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.@DevMcDee (Partner @openviewventure) offers a complete guide for hiring, onboarding, compensating, leading & managing B2B sales teams buff.ly/3cgDJum
My @touchdown_vc colleague @DanielDeeney highlights how platform companies can use CVC to help build an ecosystem of startup partners buff.ly/2Mtxb16
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My @touchdown_vc colleague @ScottLenet highlights the importance of actively working to create value for your venture fund’s portfolio companies. buff.ly/3q4Po3T
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COVID-19 has changed the sales process for startups, putting an even further emphasis on storytelling. @ttunguz shares his discussion with @jim_benton (CEO @chorus_ai) on this & more. buff.ly/3qPa8Mo
.@firstround discusses the importance of a startup’s first 10 systems with @kFishner (Chief of Staff @HashiCorp) buff.ly/3cRuS1k
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.@DavidSacks (@Craft_Ventures) offers a recommendation for structuring SaaS Board meetings (including timing, participants, information, etc.) to get the most value out of your Board buff.ly/3kLy0iL
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In a new blog post, my colleague @selinatroesch analyzes whether companies are more advantaged starting in a bull vs. a bear market, and the data suggests that “industry leading businesses can be born independent of what is happening in the stock market” buff.ly/3aRErgQ
Why should corporations engage in messy venture capital and not simply acquire startups? My colleague @ScottLenet shares 3 reasons in his latest blog on @riskybusinessVC buff.ly/30BTeX8
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We are excited to announce Touchdown Ventures’ relationship with Masco Corporation and the launch of a new $50M corporate VC fund. Masco is a leader in the home improvement space and owns leading brands such as Behr paint and Delta faucet. buff.ly/3dka3gQ