bugcrowd
6 years ago today I got off a plane armed with a bunch of notes. I’d spent a week meeting with pen-testing customers in Melbourne, and I’d been talking to them about bug bounty programs. These conversations and a set of ideas I’d been noodling on for
business-strategy
When building a product or company that’s designed to disrupt a sleepy incumbent there are four phases of typical interaction you’ll have with your future competition.
entrepreneurship
About 12 months after Bugcrowd started, one of our team pulled me aside and made a suggestion that truly altered the course of the company: Bugcrowd has such a strong set of operating principles and ethics, and they seem to impact everything we do — for customers, for the crowd, and
entrepreneurship
I was approached with a simple brief… The client, a start-up rookie trying to make a break from his 9-to-5 as a builder, wanted to have some level of comfort that the initial production run of his product would sell. The product we were marketing is targeted at the 15
entrepreneurship
If I’m really honest I’d have to say that I don’t really know what the Tall Poppy Group is yet. I know what I want it to be – But how does one describe across the gap between present reality and future potential? The best I’ve come
entrepreneurship
The worst possible thing you can do is nothing. If you think you’ve got an idea that you think can change the world, chances are it can. The one thing stopping it is your decision to commit to bringing it to life. Before you go to sleep tonight write
entrepreneurship
So you’ve had your light-bulb moment, there’s stars in your eyes and your new idea is making everything seem bright and lovely. Seems like the perfect time for a reality check… I wrote a post on proper business planning here, but as a “lighter version” here’s a
entrepreneurship
1. What am I passionate about? 2. What am I really really really good at (another way to ask this – “What could I be the best in the world at?” 3. What types of people do I enjoy connecting with most? You’ll be tempted to ramble, so try to
entrepreneurship
OK, I admit it, I wrote the title like that just to suck you in… The truth is that 99% of entrepreneurs hate business plans. Unfortunately for us it’s also true that 99% of ANYONE who would ever even THINK to give or lend us money will expect to
business-strategy
Being able to succinctly define and communicate what your business does is important for two reasons… 1. It helps you to define what the heck you’re actually DOING with all that time and energy (admit it – sometimes we all need a bit of help here), and 2. In a
entrepreneurship
One of the great things about young entrepreneurs is that they don’t know that something can’t be done. So they try something that’s so audacious and usually end up pulling it off. – Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures. From the NYTimes.com.
entrepreneurship
One of the great things about young entrepreneurs is that they don’t know that something can’t be done. So they try something that’s so audacious and usually end up pulling it off. Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures.