One of the biggest issues in product development is narrow framing: the bias in which teams (or managers) focus on a small subset instead of evaluating the wider issue. This can lead to long term product adoption issues that can often be unforseen. Itamar Gilad sits down with Chris and…
Have you built products and no matter what you worked on it didn’t matter, the business metrics didn’t improve nor did the user experience? You are not alone! Fortunately, we have special guest Itamar Gilad– Former Product Manager at Google turned startup coach, author and speaker here to help change…
Startup pitches can be boring! When they are it's because they're not structure properly. Nir Zavaro explains that startup pitches need to be reimagined. Start thinking about your startup pitch as a 3 minute "trailer"! Listen to more of Nir's episode with Yaniv on The Startup Podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymgQzOf04AI @startup-podcast
Storytelling in startups is easy! You need to be able to explain what you do succinctly and in a way everyone understands. Failure to do that and it sets off an investor's gut feeling and can ruin your hopes of securing their investment (even if your product is good!). Nir…
Is it unpatriotic to move from your home country to build your startup in the USA? To Jack Bloomfield the unclear is clear: it's actually one of the most patriotic things you can do. Listen to Jack's take right here, then listen to the full episode of The Startup Podcast…
Context for startup decks are incredibly important. One size does not fit all! Nir Zavaro explains why founders need to adapt their decks to the situation. Not presenting directly infront of an investor? Imagine they're sitting on the toilet. You won't be able to explain further about aspects of your…
Nir Eyal dispels the commonly held notion around distraction. Listen to more of his episode "Eliminate Distraction" with Chris and Yaniv on the@startup-podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyt2Q4KBnTY!
Nir Zavaro explains that everyone can tell a story. What separates great stories from information that people don't care about is HOW people tell the information and the emotions that are delivered with the information in an "entertainment vessel". With that "entertainment vessel" you can teach and educate others which…
We’re all storytellers. It’s the way we first begin to learn and it's the way we have communicated important information for thousands of years. However, it is the skill we practice the least. As startup operators, if you were a better storyteller imagine what you could accomplish. You would be…
How does your startup write OKRs? Listen to Oliver Heckmann (head of Engineering at Coda) explain how they wrote OKRs at Google and why that's become unpopular. Hear more of the "Ten Commandments of Good Planning" episode on the @startup-podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCX5fpmSZhE
Processes are tools we can use to achieve our goals. But all too often, we become slaves to our processes. Yaniv Bernstein breaks it down in the latest episode of @startup-podcast with Chris Saad and special guest Oliver Heckmann, Head of Engineering at Coda.
...you're spending too long. Listen to Oliver Heckmann (head of Engineering at Coda) explain why in the latest episode of @startup-podcast
...if they're the wrong KPIs Chris Saad explains this frustrating phenomenon in the latest episode of @startup-podcast
Oliver Heckmann explains why you shouldn't always stick to the plan in the latest episode of @startup-podcast
Good plans often make the difference between success and failure. Yet so many organisations are filled with time-consuming, ineffective, demoralising planning processes that have everybody muttering “waste of time” under their breath. Fear not! We have very special guest Oliver Heckmann—Head of Engineering at Silicon Valley darling Coda and former…
Startups are about compromise. But compromise is not about abandoning your dreams as a founder. Far from it, as Chris Saad explains in this clip from the latest episode of @startup-podcast.
When investors tell early-stage founders to concentrate on revenue and other traditional business metrics, what they're really saying is: you don't need us. Listen to Yaniv Bernstein explain why VCs who don't understand their role can do so much damage to early-stage startups in this clip from the latest episode…
Chris and Yaniv were particularly fired up in the most recent episode of @startup-podcast. It's not just about founder dreams... it's about the ultimate success of everybody in startups. Ecosystems require balance, and the require everybody to play their part.
In the stock market, dumb investors only hurt themselves. But in the startup space, dumb investors hurt everyone: not just themselves but founders, employees, and the whole ecosystem. Listen to Yaniv get really fired up about bad VC in @startup-podcast This one is 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ -- guaranteed to melt your face!
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ episode. Yaniv and Chris are fired up about bad VC investors, and they can't hold it in any longer! Good Venture Capitalists help founders make the impossible, possible. They are the fuel that allows rocketships to defy gravity. But bad VC investors will take a founder's dream and grind…
Nir Eyal explains the many ways in which having an internal locus of control can improve your wellbeing in the latest episode of @startup-podcast
Chris Saad explains why AI will change the workforce faster than any technology before on n@startup-podcast
Everybody feels the discomfort of being faced with a difficult task. The difference is what people do next. World expert and bestselling author Nir Eyal explains how to make sure that discomfort becomes your personal ROCKET FUEL instead of Kryptonite in the latest episode of @startup-podcast
Big group strategy offsite may feel productive, but the end result is rarely strategy. Chris Saad explains why these sorts of things are ultimately a kind of organisational distraction, and what to do instead of you want to accelerate traction. Listen to the whole conversation where Chris and Yaniv are…