Perspective · Ventures
Ventures
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Notes on venture building, co-development, and how to resource a new company.
Ventures
Hire, outsource, or co-develop: how to resource a new venture
There are three ways to build a new venture: hire a team, outsource to an agency, or co-develop with a practice. Most founders default to one without weighing the other two. The right choice depends on how settled the thing you are building actually is.
Ventures
Aligned incentives: why whoever builds a venture should own part of it
How a venture gets built is shaped by how its builder gets paid. When the builder holds a stake instead of only an invoice, the incentive shifts from shipping scope to making the venture work. That difference compounds.
Ventures
The co-development model: how modern practices hold both services and product portfolios
A note on how service practices and product portfolios can compound, instead of competing for attention.