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How to Compensate a Startup’s Advisory Board
Advisory boards are a standard addition to the support network of a business. Startups will often look to an advisor for their knowledge, experience or an outside perspective — particularly as the business navigates key milestones such as launch, capital raising, hiring and expansion. Many startups establish an advisory board or have an advisor. But should a startup pay an advisor? Broadly speaking, an …
Would my startup benefit from having an advisory board and what is involved?
Why choose an advisory board instead of a board of directors? Directors direct a business and have legal obligations and duties under the Corporations Act and case law. The legal duties include to act in the best interests of the company and to understand the financial condition of the company to ensure that the company …
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AI Trends In Marketing 2019 – 2020
AI trends in marketing for 2019-2020 What difference will artificial intelligence and machine learning make to marketing leadership and strategy ? You can’t talk about marketing today without the conversation steering to artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning. Once touted as a silver bullet for data collation, analysis, as well as customer service, AI and …
Founders Need Technical Advisors
A strong relationship with a technical advisor is a necessity for all early-stage founders who are building technology products — whether you are using a contractor, off-shore team or full-time staff. In later stages, your technical advisor can continue to be a trusted ear for you and a useful resource for your own growing technical …
Tips For a Successful Start-up
The tech industry is swarming with innovation, new products made on rising technologies emerge everyday and the market is ripe with opportunity for the next big, disruptive idea. While established organizations are finding it difficult to keep pace with technology disruption, there are huge opportunities for savvy entrepreneurs and nimble startup ideas. Despite a welcoming startup ecosystem, …
Impact of the Platform Technology
When people refer to technology platforms, they tend to mean those which use the internet to match-make ( NYtimes article) suppliers and customers. Advocates of the platform economy present it as a new way of organizing work and value creation and as a fundamental and efficient alternative to the “old economy”. Traditional workplaces and employment are …
What is work in the “gig economy”
The Future of the Gig Economy The “gig economy” has become an ever-expanding meme, clocking over 500,000 citations on Google. It’s also become an interesting barometer of sentiment. Some people, especially techies, love the concept and can’t wait until the gig economy frees everyone from working as employees for large, bureaucratic organizations. Others, especially “progressives,” worry …