Business and tech

Managing the startup: the Need for a Measurable Approach and KPIs

In today’s dynamic business environment, small tech companies face unique challenges when it comes to scaling production and sales. One of key factors determining their success is the adoption of a measurable approach, as it helps to better manage activities and processes within the company. For the Board of Management this involves not only effective financial management but also focusing on key performance indicators (KPIs) in the commercial and operational realm.

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What makes startups strong – critical thinking

The power of visionary leaders lies in their creativity and will to achieve their goals. The visionary leaders’ minds are capable to generate many ideas, often on the spur of moment or sudden intuition. However, with limited resources they have, in order to implement those ideas, they need to select and prioritize. To do so they need critical thinking.

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What makes startups weak

I have been writing last year mostly about best practices. However, I believe it is equally important to learn from mistakes. That is why my first article in 2023 will be about common mistakes that impede startups efforts to pave their way for growth. If you feel that you have a great product idea that can solve the problems of many customers but for some reason your business development is too slow, I hope this post will help you find a new inspiration for the 2023 activities.

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Building a business model of a tech skills platform. Interview with the Hub21 team.

The world has been changing faster than ever due to improvements in technology sector. However, schools face the challenge to catch up with technology education and there is a shortage of trained teachers in this area. Today I talk to the founders of Hub21 – a platform which aims at connecting today’s technology producers with tomorrow`s in order to empower them with Coding, Game Dev, and Creative Tech. Didem and Sylvain share with me the story of how they worked on the business model of their platform.

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Building a business model of a sound healing application. Interview with the Wevoice.ai team.

The importance of mental wellbeing is being raised more and more often, but people still don’t know how to manage their feelings and transform them without bottling them up all the time. Today I talk to the founders of Wevoice.ai –  a sound healing and AI-based application helping us to manage stress and anxiety. They share with me their story of how they developed and commercialized their application, working at the intersection of psychology, science, technology and business.

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INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF A PRODUCER BUSINESS MODEL

Lyofood is a freeze-dried food producer. Lyofood products are fast to prepare, but they are preservatives free and you can store them long time. They are made only of natural ingredients. The product has unique features and superior quality, but nowadays even a great product is not enough to successfully build growing business. One needs an efficient business model. Today I talk to Laura Godek – Lyofood co-founder about Lyofood business model and its’ growth levers.

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