John HanakAug 9, 20213 minI Didn’t Have This Problem YesterdayOne of the greatest insights into the entrepreneur’s mindset happened to me early in my incubator manager days. I was doing...
John HanakJul 19, 20213 minStartup Tactics: 5 Ways to Keep Your Future Peeps InformedThey may be investors. They may be employees. They may be customers. They may be alliance partners. They don’t know yet and you don’t...
John HanakJul 11, 20213 minThree Dynamics of ChangeI just finished up an exercise in mapping the major changes and seismic shifts over the years of my work life: corporate, startup,...
John HanakJul 4, 20212 minA Quick Ride Up – Your Elevator PitchHow long does the average elevator ride last? How many floors up or down is the average elevator ride? What are the odds of having the...
John HanakJun 28, 20212 minMasteryWhat makes for a successful pitch? Is it the same for pitching to investors, to potential customers, to future employees, to the local...
John HanakMay 13, 20212 minDesign Your Investor Approach – Wrap Up The PlanOne final worksheet to round out your investor approach strategy. Then it’s time to start running! Worksheet III* is every bit as simple...
John HanakMay 10, 20213 minDesign Your Investor Approach - The PreliminariesThis is the first follow-on blog to Design Your Investor Approach. Of all the worksheets I will be providing, this is certainly the...
John HanakMay 9, 20213 minDesign Your Investor Approach Go to nrpworld to register for free access to the supporting tools in the NRP Vault for this blog series called “Design Your Investor...
John HanakMay 4, 20213 minChasing Capital ReduxI originally wrote this Blog months ago – and then didn’t publish it until February of this year on www.wendykennedy.com. I wrote it...
John HanakMay 2, 20212 minHow Not to Pitch“I don’t handle criticism well and could possibly get violent if provoked.” And so began the pitch that he had begged for us to hear for...
John HanakApr 28, 20214 minWe Don’t Need No Stinkin’ PlanBadges? Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges. And so, I paraphrase from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. 1948. I am a killjoy. How...
John HanakApr 26, 20212 minNo Market Need!?I have seen multiple reports claiming that something like over 40% of startups fail because they offer something the market doesn’t need....