Many startup pundits, including Steve Blank, the champion of the “customer development” and “lean startup” methods, have criticized reliance on the traditional practice of creating a business plan, and it’s true that many founders get hung up on trying to figure out what to do...
Wouldn’t it be nice if an entrepreneur could quickly execute a new idea by summoning an entire organization with just a click? The answer might be a “flash organization”, which two Stanford professors, Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein, described as ephemeral setups to execute a...
Arguably the most valuable resource for any business is the minds and commitment of its employees. This is especially true in the technology sector. Larger companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon are battling for “talent” to maintain their edge and are continuing to invest...