Patrickkayton Kayton
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A note on finance... Some entrepreneurs are really good at raising funds for their business. Perhaps more so than they are at making money within the business. The temptation will always be there ...
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A client base is one thing but are they the right clients? That is are the sales you are making replicable? If they are then you may have achieved product/market fit. And until you've achieved pro...
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That's a great point. You can grow in maturity and capability in many ways before the revenue catches up. Here are a few things that came before revenue for us: • Robustness and stability of our t...
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There were a variety of reasons we expanded. Although I champion the idea of deliberately working towards product/market fit that's not the only factorthat caused us to grow. We had to grow with o...
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I try not to make too many assumptions about gender. The variation in people in general before you even begin to consider gender is awe inspiring. I know people who shatter gender stereotypes on b...
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You can take courses aplenty from a variety of providers including my own company. But what you need more than courses is the habit of continual reflection on what's happening in your business and...
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I've never heard the term quality circles but I get the idea intuitively. And it's a good one! At Cognician we allow project teams to form around needs and to dissolve once the needs are fulfilled...
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Another way to think about empowering your people is through their own personal development. You might think that personal development programmes are a luxury that only established companies can a...
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The extent to which you empower your people depends largely on your culture and as a founder that depends entirely on you. And you can pay lip service to empowerment but what really matter is the ...
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Fully agreed. If your people don't feel safe in making mistakes it's unlikely that they'll ever take any risks. Perhaps even worse they'll struggle to make decisions without you meaning that they'...