1381 The tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance. 1648 The first witch is hanged in Boston. 1775 The birth of the US Army. 1777 The Stars and Stripes is adopted as the US flag. 1789 The mutiny on the Bounty survivors arrive on Timor. 1807 Napoleon defeats the Russian army. [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Start\UP Brief: Selling and Handling Objections
Three questions came up after the last bootcamp session. The third is associated with general selling (this applies to both selling your product and selling an investment in your company – which can be considered as a product). As a product manager, it was my job to provide sales training each quarter to the new sales [...]
Start\UP Brief: Negotiating a Win-Win
Three questions came up after the last bootcamp session. The second is: “I’ve been talking to potential investors, but keep getting surprised when I think we have a deal. What am I doing wrong?” Whilst this (and the following post) are way beyond the scope of the bootcamp, it’s worth touching on a couple of [...]
Start\UP Brief: P&L’s in Business and Operations Plans
Three questions came up after the last bootcamp session. The first is regarding P&L’s and their role in business plans and operational plans. P&L is a set of financials that are required for both the business plan and the operations plan. However they serve fundamentally different purposes in each plan. In a business plan, the [...]