companies Archives - Startup Economist

Driving Innovation in Corporate Environments

Thursday, 02 January 2025 by Paul O'Brien

Established companies often lag behind startups in innovation due to structural and cultural constraints. Designed to operate with agility and a high tolerance for risk, founders are pursuing specific solutions to uncovered opportunities and work at a pace necessary to get out in front of competition; large organizations, by contrast, naturally prioritize stability, efficiency, and

Can the Languages of Love Help us Build Enduring Companies?

Thursday, 06 February 2020 by Paul O'Brien

In the mid and late ’90s, a book sparked a new way of thinking about love. Love has been distinguished in it’s various forms, likely since humans fell for it, and notable as far back as the Greek Philosophy that identified Agape (the unconditional love one experiences with family), Eros (you can probably guess), Philia

cofounders companies culture employees recruting startups team

What Does a CEO Actually Do?

Friday, 19 January 2018 by Paul O'Brien

Looking at it through the lens of a startup (small team), years ago I had a great discussion with a group of VCs that the ideal core leadership in a company is CEO, CMO, CTO (or, as appropriate to the type of business) Explaining further, we discussed first that the CMO’s job is to answer why, for whom, with

ceo cmo companies CTO hiring org structure organizations startups team titles