This week, I officially signed up for an unusual competition. One that rewards competitors for getting younger. I recently turned 40, and I don’t need reminding that both time and my chronological age only tick forward. But this game is focused on competitors’ biological ages—figures that are meant to provide a better way to measure…
For years, founders have been told to skip the business plan and just start. But the rise of directionless businesses suggests that ditching planning may have created a bigger problem.
The tactics that once drove startup momentum are losing power in saturated markets. What stands out now is not more pressure, but more coherence, restraint and trust.
For years, founders have been told to skip the business plan and just start. But the rise of directionless businesses suggests that ditching planning may have created a bigger problem.
The tactics that once drove startup momentum are losing power in saturated markets. What stands out now is not more pressure, but more coherence, restraint and trust.
For years, founders have been told to skip the business plan and just start. But the rise of directionless businesses suggests that ditching planning may have created a bigger problem.