How do you scale up a startup into a fully-blown, growing business? To quote Daniel Isenberg, it goes something like this: “Stop starting, start finishing.” And this is exactly the essence of the success story of Workable.
Whether you are from an academic background or not, as an entrepreneur these days you can’t afford to ignore the power of data science. After all, it could be the key to the success of your business, especially if it’s a tech-based one.
To scale up, or not to scale up: that is the question. No, hold on. It’s not a question at all – it’s a must if you want your startup to be successful. If you’re running or working at a startup, the question of scaling up should hopefully be a “when”, and not an “if” issue.
There are numerous ways to launch a product, but learning how to use agile methodologies to launch products is by far the best way to increase your chances of success while eliminating waste.
If iteration leads to perfection in product development, then automation leads to scale-up success for a startup. Startup automation, to be more precise, can be in many cases, the single most important thing which can make or break a business.
Rule one of startup success. Ask not what your customer can do for you, but what your product can do for your customer. Yes, that’s right, you need to sell benefits not features.
Great leaders have a common quality, they are (usually) great communicators. This is an area where Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) can help a great deal.
“Exits are happening and Greek founders are getting noticed.” We can’t emphasize enough that there’s never been a more promising time for the Greek startup ecosystem and VC’s who want to invest in it.
What does it take to become a successful startup entrepreneur and make the leap from startup to scaleup? Is it luck, timing, tech talent, or sales skills? As it turns out, more often than not, it’s a blend of all of those things – and then some!
