The war for talent is real. Feedback from the hundreds of CEOs that have participated in AFN’s CEO Roundtables confirms that companies must be creative to source and retain top talent. Even before Covid-19 emerged, leveraging fractional senior talent had become an essential tactic in building successful companies. The current Read more…
In the face of increasing risk and complexity, organizations need more creative and effective ways to access capital. While accessing capital has always been critical for organizations and the health of economies, ongoing changes and market forces are expanding the very definition of capital to go beyond the traditional focus Read more…
For this article I turned to my friend Mark Addison who is an M&A, marketing and PR guru. Last year he founded XRocket which helps entrepreneurs optimize their companies for the best possible eXit / acquisition price. Their Valuation Engineering teams come in 9-12 months ahead of hiring an M&A Advisor Read more…
Startup founders face unending challenges from all directions. It is not possible to counter and address every single one of them, yet, knowing which ones to prioritize is important. One area of critical importance to young technology companies is setting up an Intellectual Assets (IA) strategy from the earliest days Read more…