How Did Jeff Bezos Scale Amazon Without Destroying Its Entrepreneurial Culture?
Running a start-up is profoundly different than running a big company. When you’re small, founders are close to the action and can make sure all the important things happen. But as a start-up scales, founders can’t have their hands in everything: many companies lose focus on the customer; decisions get bogged down; and there are hiring mistakes. We’ve all seen these things happen to good … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Boris Wertz | Source: Venture One | Subjects: Culture, Entrepreneurship | Company: Amazon.com Inc.
Our Guide to Marketplaces, Now Summarized in a Deck
Six months ago, we published “A Guide to Marketplaces.” Marketplace companies comprise an important part of our portfolio and investment thesis and we recognized the shortage of content out there specifically geared toward marketplace startups. We compiled a lot of the insights we learned from working with great marketplace companies and wrote a handbook. Today, we’re announcing the release of the Guide to Marketplace deck, … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Angela Kingyens, Boris Wertz | Source: Version One | Subject: Strategy