How to actually start working together. Technology start-ups talk about Minimum Viable Products. The term refers to a product that has “just those features that allow [it] to be launched, and no more.” This is also a useful concept when it comes to partnership. When working with a new partner, there’s a damaging tendency to… Continue reading Minimum Viable Partnership
Category: Pitch Geek
On Metrics
And why we have it all wrong. The private sector has a universal scoreboard. There is only one goal: have more tomorrow than you have today. You won’t hear investors or entrepreneurs or CEOs debating how to define success. It’s understood by everyone. The public and non-profit sectors don’t have a scoreboard. This isn’t our… Continue reading On Metrics
Going Viral
Now firmly at the tail end of my ‘…the fuck…’ writing exercise link going (fairly) viral. Started by @azaaza aka Aza Raskin tweeting it out to his 14,000 followers. From there it was picked up by Lifehacker. All in all, ~27,000 people read it at Lifehacker and ~5,000 people read it on this site. When… Continue reading Going Viral
Geoffrey MacDougall 