Early-stage Ventures: 4 Keys to Get the Best People on Your Bus I’ve had a lot of experiences building execution teams that were effective at building products and companies in the “early stage.” The early stage of a venture is unique because information is generated very quickly, and must be immediately put to work to […]
Creating Agile Mobility Solutions in Times of Crisis: A Teem Ventures Workshop at CoMotion Miami https://teemventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Rec-1-Jul-2020-15_29-Workshop_-Creating-Agile-Mobility-Solutions-in-Times-of-Crisis-Hosted-by-Teem-Ventures_6.mp4 In this moment of unprecedented change, systems that worked well for the prior reality have to be completely re-thought to apply to our current environment. Organizations in public transit have felt this need as a critical resource for urban […]
Don’t Build a BUM: Avoid overbuilding your Minimum Viable Product to save yourself time and money As I advised corporate executives and founders on product launches over the past few years, I have seen both groups encounter the same challenge: overbuilding their initial product. The problem exists in small companies and large corporations alike for […]
Finding the “Soft Spots” and Productive Iteration, What it Really Takes to Launch a New Product Teem Ventures’ Founder and Managing Partner, Raj Amin, recently appeared on This is Product Management; a podcast produced by leading research and experimentation firm AlphaHQ and hosted by Mike Fishbein. Raj discusses lessons learned from his extensive career launching […]
Mentoring relationships can yield a lifetime of value if you put in some effort Over my career I have been lucky to have had some amazing mentors who have invested in my development. In an effort to pay it forward, I’ve done my best to make time for mentorship with many employees and first time […]
Product innovation means knowing when agile may get in the way of progress As an agile trained Product Manager working with large corporations on emerging technology programs, I have certainly run into challenges. That’s to be expected, and jumping into a new organization isn’t easy, especially when existing culture has been trained to avoid taking […]
With the release of the Apple Watch 4, it finally may have some features that make it a “must have” device for aging adults. I will look for Christmas sales to be through the roof for people who are buying for their aging parents. The key features we see that fit this need: Fall monitoring […]
The Imperative for Corporate Entrepreneurship In my conversations with executives charged with innovation and corporate transformation, I hear a pretty consistent refrain: innovation is friggin’ hard work. Even with a commitment to “innovation” from the top, real impact takes unwavering focus and often new DNA that isn’t resident in the current organization. It also requires […]
Over the years as I have operated or worked at early stage ventures, I have built relationships with many Fortune 500 companies as customers, investors, and distribution partners for my products. Most of the time their relationships grew with us over the years, became our friends, and these relationships had a huge impact on a […]
I have had the (mostly) good and (sometimes) bad fortune of being involved with creating new ventures as an advisor, early executive, co-founder and CEO. Through the years, I’ve seen a lot of internal and external forces at work that can disrupt your vision as your business grows and evolves. Externally, the market you originally went after […]