The season of relaunches continues: last week, Techvibes launched a completely overhauled product that has…
Entrepreneurship
As the Soccer World Cup tournament in South Africa is down to 4 remaining teams (Spain, Uruguay, the Netherlands and my native Germany) it is interesting to analyze why these teams did so well and other (much more favorited or traditionally strong) teams likes Argentina, Brazil, Italy and France did not. As I see it, […]
The season of relaunches continues: last week, Techvibes launched a completely overhauled product that has…
A question I have been pondering for some time now, especially since a lot of…
As the Soccer World Cup tournament in South Africa is down to 4 remaining teams (Spain, Uruguay, the Netherlands and my native Germany) it is interesting to analyze why these teams did so well and other (much more favorited or traditionally strong) teams likes Argentina, Brazil, Italy and France did not. As I see it, it comes down to two main factors:
So what can startups learn from all of this? I think that both points are also some of the most important success factors for startups. Always hire for talent over experience as the young, smart, hungry team member will very quickly produce more for your company than the seasoned employee that has worked in a similar position for the past 10 years (but make sure that enough seasoned leadership is in place to guide the younger team members). And always focus on the team and a coherent vision that they can follow instead of relying on a few super-stars that might do incredible things once in w while but most often stand in the way of building a great company in the long run.
Looking forward to the final 4 games – and you might guess which team I am cheering for…
Portfolio
It’s hard to believe we’re already three quarters into the year. At V1, we’re all about finishing strong, and Q3 gave us plenty of reasons to be excited about what’s ahead. As always, we’ve rounded up a quick snapshot of the action across our portfolio from the past quarter: Funding announcements We welcomed TRIC Robotics […]
The V1 family kicked off the new year with fresh energy and no shortage of…
Fall is in the air and we are heading into the last quarter of 2023.…