Holiday Party Planning for Small Teams
A holiday party for a team of five or fifteen is a very different job from a corporate gala. You have less money, fewer hands and no events department, but you …
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Startup Sales Pipeline Review: A Weekly Routine
A sales pipeline only helps you if the information in it is true. A weekly startup sales pipeline review keeps it that way: one short meeting where you clean up …
How to Start a Pop-Up Ice Rink
String lights, music and the sound of skates on ice: a pop-up ice rink can become the heart of a town's winter season. It is also a serious operation with heavy …
Year-End Staff Reviews for Small Teams
In a team of three, eight or fifteen people, a year-end staff review does not need forms, ratings or a week of paperwork. It needs a calm hour with each person …
Startup Feature Deprecation Without Losing Customers
Every feature you ship is a promise you have to keep: it needs testing, support, documentation and bug fixes forever, or until you retire it. Startups that …
Planning Your Marketing Budget for Next Year
A marketing budget is not a guess you type into a spreadsheet in December and forget by February. It is a plan for which customers you want to reach, how you …
Planning for the January Estimated Tax Payment
The fourth quarterly estimated tax payment lands in the middle of January, right after the most expensive month of the year. If you freelance or own a …