In today’s increasingly volatile business environment, there is a disease which spreads among companies. Small and large businesses which do not have the ability to constantly deliver value and adapt, prosper well for a while, but with time start becoming more and more sluggish. Then, suddenly, a once successful company is faced with a choice […]
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Quick ways to attract new customers to your startup
Between 80 and 90 percent of new startups fail. Polls indicate that the main reason that they fail is that they are making products that no one wants. But, honestly I don’t agree. In the market, there are many good frameworks that help us to figure out what the right features are to build. One […]
How to set SMART goals for your business
“What keeps me going is goals“, said Muhammad Ali, one of the most successful heavyweight boxers in history, named by Sports Illustrated magazine as the “Sportsman of the Century”. Not every business owner will have the honor of becoming the Muhammad Ali of Entrepreneurs, but having proper goals can save many new ventures from being […]
Is being an entrepreneur right for you?
The article is based on Being entrepreneur - SWOT analysis which can be found in the Library, in CayenneApps SWOT application. The media widely applauds the success stories of entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos. Magazines are full of stories of ordinary but brave people who left a corporate job […]
How to conduct experiments in the validated learning process
The validated learning (VL) process is one of the pillars of the lean startup movement, initiated by Eric Ries. This process, based on the customer validation concept developed by Steve Blank, is derived from the lean manufacturing philosophy. Its framework is based on the assumption that we need to first validate our basic ideas with […]
Airbnb - SWOT analysis
The article is based on Airbnb SWOT analysis, which can be found in the Library, in CayenneApps SWOT application. Recently, my husband and I came back from our dream trip to South America. We had the pleasure of visiting Argentina and Rio de Janeiro during Carnival, which I considered to be an unforgettable and awesome experience. […]
Uber - SWOT analysis
Uber, a high-tech startup founded in 2009 which connects the transportation industry with technology by its ride-sharing app was the highest valued venture-backed company in the world in 2015. As of 16 December 2014, its service was available in more than 200 cities in 53 countries worldwide including China, South Africa and Indonesia. Uber is […]
How to perform a good agile retrospective
One of the pillars of today’s businesses is change. Small startups struggle to find a stable customer niche; large companies want to deliver things faster. The business environment is also changing, and we are trying hard to keep moving forward. But because of the hectic pace of the business world, very often we fail to […]