I’ve been very excited to see the boom in the New York startup community in the last 2 years, driven in large part by the shrinkage in the NY industries that traditionally lured some of the most entrepreneurial and aggressive personalities (finance, consulting, etc.) Michael Karnjanaprakorn posted a detailed list of resources and players in...
[Continue Reading]Seeking template project plan for a startup business
(jurvetson image via Flickr) I’m currently advising two startup businesses, and on their behalf my colleague Corentin Roux dit Buisson and I set out looking for a detailed template project plan for starting a new company. However, we haven’t yet succeeded. Do any readers have ideas? Whilst the ideas and business models differ wildly, most...
[Continue Reading]How to Manage Virtual Employees
In our latest FastCompany column, we summarized best practices in managing virtual employees at Evalueserve: …Daigle observed that the virtual structure eliminates many political issues: “Not only do we not have much of the water cooler, idle time type of communication, and resulting issues — we don’t have time for it. I think there is...
[Continue Reading]The many benefits of your star employees leaving the firm (?)
Via Wharton’s newsletter: It’s always been assumed that when employees leave their companies to join other ones that all their knowledge and experience leave with them. But new research suggests that, at least in the high-tech field, firms can wind up gaining access to the knowledge being generated at their former colleague’s new place. The...
[Continue Reading]Book Summary: The Six Sigma Way
(book summary written by Scott Lichtman): I recently borrowed a copy of The Six Sigma Way, a book by Pande, Neuman and Cavanagh (consultants to GE, Allied Signal and other corporations). While the book and concept have been around several years, the steps it recommends for services firms are fresh and valuable today. Six Sigma...
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