Upcoming Webinar: Put your website and digital marketing to the test August 22, 2019 by Thomas Young 0 comments 1400 viewson Business Growth & Strategy Find out why your website and digital marketing funnels are not performing better and what to do about it! Vistage speaker Thomas Young will use the entire hour to review and critique Vistage member websites live helping you find ways to improve your website and grow your sales. He will also review your digital marketing …
Blind(s) Ambition July 23, 2015 by Leon Shapiro 0 comments 3593 viewson Business Growth & Strategy In 1996, Jay Steinfeld started a Mom & Pop drapery business out of the back of his car. Jay wanted his company to grow, and he joined a local peer advisory group in 2004 in order to help make that happen. From discussion with his peers, Jay discovered that his company culture was acting as …
How Project Failure Can Be Your Project’s Biggest Ally July 13, 2015 by Curt Finch 0 comments 1947 viewson Business Growth & Strategy Let’s just be blunt here: the rate of project failure is astoundingly high. According to a recent article by Capterra, “75% of business and IT executives anticipate their software projects will fail.” Not only that, but, “The United States economy loses $50-$150 billion per year due to failed IT projects.” Ouch. In a results-driven economy, …
Fail Fast to Flourish June 16, 2015 by Jerry Cahn 0 comments 2492 viewson Business Growth & Strategy, Organizational Culture & Values We often hear today from Venture Capitalists and others that they prefer non-successful companies in which they invest to “fail fast” if they can’t flourish. Peter Sims provides insight into this mind-set in his book Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries. Most people (and larger companies) are driven by risk-avoidance, rather than …
Starting Small But Dreaming Big May 22, 2015 by Vistage Staff 0 comments 1576 viewson Business Growth & Strategy Editor’s note: In our Voice of Small Business series, we highlight a handful of the more than 19,000 business leaders that represent the best of the Vistage community. Nikki Barua, CEO of award-winning digital agency BeyondCurious, recalls the humble beginnings of her growing innovation agency. “We had no clients, no capital, no team and no office …