The challenge comes down to people - having everyone aligned, engaged and motivated on the same end game. If you think about it, there are apps for almost everything (CRM, service/support, finance, HR, supply chain, projects and social), but there has never been a...

“Marten, we currently use Jira, Confluence, Xero, Salesforce, Harvest, Google Docs and Slack, and I still have no idea what’s happening in my business.” Exactly! I feel like I cannot say this enough: the proliferation of niche technology along with legacy ERP, CRM and...

my VC role The post-deal aspects of the VC role were just awesome, balancing my time across four things: Ensuring clarity on strategy versus what we’ll achieve each quarter Solving problems and assisting with talent and distribution connections Searching for ways to...

The board of directors are responsible for governance, including risk management. Risks are to be identified at a company level, then cascaded with clear ownership through various layers of management and org design. Risks should also be managed for strategic...

learning from Accenture I nearly joined McKinsey, loved my time at Accenture and over the years enjoyed great experiences with folks from McKinsey, Bain, BCG, KPMG and Deloitte. This is my take on how the market leader, Accenture, achieved outstanding growth these...