3 tips on how you, a founder, can become more adaptable Being adaptable is a founder’s only option 1. Reframe challenges as opportunities Companies and their leaders are defined by how they respond to crises. When founders look back on their experience, the “war times” will stand out, not the days when everything went according to plan. For me, that helps put it all into perspective. Every challenge is a chance to define the company’s trajectory and often brings unforeseen opportunities — even in a pandemic....

3 tips that helped me recruit game-changing investors How to recruit the RIGHT investor. 1. Recruit an investor as you would any member of your team You know the saying “hire slow, fire fast”? Take that approach with investors, because once you have “hired” them it is virtually impossible to “fire” them. They are on your journey for the long haul. The good news is that if you take the time to recruit the right investors, they will provide a lot more value than just working capital....

3 uplifting lessons VCs learned during a crazy 2020 When life gives you lemons… There’s always plenty of opportunities Despite an economic slump in certain industries,Anis Uzzaman, general partner atPegasus Tech Ventures, feels there are a lot of opportunities to be had. His feeling is that Silicon Valley investors have generally been quite conservative during the pandemic, holding off from signing on the dotted line until things calmed down. But for Uzzaman and his firm, things haven’t slowed down at all this year....

Alright, you’ve built a decent product. You believe you have a product-market fit and you’ve been able to acquire a fair amount of traffic through organic and paid channels. But… your growth rate is starting to stagnate. So, you decide to put out more content, tap into more channels, widen your targeting, increase budgets, among other things. You wait a few weeks but quickly learn that even though all of your efforts have helped, it’s just not what it used to be....

3 ways leaders should pursue breakthrough innovation during a crisis It’s time to act! Time for a change In the midst of heightened uncertainty, technology business leaders are often inclined to place their primary focus on operations as they look to cut costs and maximize profit margins. However, it’s exactly these circumstances in which innovation should become a strategic priority. The constraints and pressures that accompany uncertain times can reveal new opportunities and challenges that force teams to think differently....