by Hans van Putten | May 29, 2019 | Startups
I left the traditional corporate world many years ago and never looked back. I chose to work at home. Not missed were the meetings, the politics and the, even more mind-numbing, commute. According to many recent studies, I was ahead of my time. It seems that...
by Hans van Putten | May 29, 2019 | Entrepreneurs and Startups
Critical Success Factors for a Startup! Working with entrepreneur and startup clients can be rather predictable at the outset. A few concepts, main ingredients for a realistic and viable business plan, need to be explained and debated passionately almost every time...
by Hans van Putten | May 18, 2019 | Just-Saying
“People are our most important asset.” It is the rare corporate employee who hasn’t encountered this hackneyed statement in an employee manual, executive speech, or HR PowerPoint presentation. While it rings somewhat hollow in this age of ever-increasing...
by Hans van Putten | May 15, 2019 | Startups
It seems that no list of potential angel investors would be complete without that person who just sold his company and now “has more money than he knows what to do with.” Surely, he will invest in Newco. There’s nothing sure about it. Time and again I encounter...
by Hans van Putten | May 1, 2019 | Startups
Pre-revenue startup. The term should be self-explanatory. A pre-revenue startup is a company with no customer activity or sales. Pretty simple, right? Then why do I meet so many entrepreneurs who do not understand this definition . . . or, at least, its valuation...
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