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Olivier Gillin retweeted
The 4 possible stages of Prod Mgmt at a company. None of these is the "right" stage, it all depends on the specifics of the company & its challenges. But avoid reaching Stage 3 too early, it's no fun
Stage 0: No-PM
Stage 1: Do-No-Harm
Stage 2: PM-As-Leverage
Stage 3: PM-Takeover
Olivier Gillin retweeted
.@startitKBC has done a survey among Belgian startup founders. More than half of respondents reported regular sleeping issues, and about 25% say they run out of energy after a day’s work.
Please take care of your mental health, folks, it’s crucial AF.
startitkbc.prezly.com/meer-d…
Olivier Gillin retweeted
There are very few things I read where I think “this will impact my thinking forever.”
This three part series is one of them.
Barriers to entry, and to exit
-joelonsoftware.com/2000/05/1…
-joelonsoftware.com/2000/05/2…
-joelonsoftware.com/2000/06/0…
Olivier Gillin retweeted
Without doubt, a performant board of directors can help high growth technology companies to scale faster and advance its mission
A list of board tigers based on the number of board positions hold (past & present) - and indeed, more diversity would be welcome!
#BeTech #scaleups
Olivier Gillin retweeted
Bad product leadership: Here is something we want you to design.
Good product leadership: We believe there is a problem with X, so we want you to figure out how to address it.
Great product leadership: Help us understand what our customer's problems are & how to address them.
Olivier Gillin retweeted
The Belgian scaleup ecosystem from an M&A perspective linkedin.com/pulse/belgian-s…
#Betech
Olivier Gillin retweeted
The #Schengen agreement was signed 35 years ago!
On this day in 1985, five European countries met near the town of Schengen, Luxembourg.
They agreed to gradually abolish checks at the borders between them: the Schengen area was born.
#EUarchives #StrongerTogether
Olivier Gillin retweeted
Empathy, Not Metrics, Has the Power to Push Ideas Forward | by @daniellescorp entm.ag/7ze1
Olivier Gillin retweeted
I’m looking for great individuals to understand our users and give them the tools to make a difference on site and create the future of a digital construction.
thehub.io/jobs/5d976145e03e9… #siliconviking #digitalconstruction #productmgmt #productmanagement
Olivier Gillin retweeted
I now count 4 project management apps in the $100M+ ARR club:
-JIRA
-SmartSheet
-Asana
-Monday.com
Plus these with $10M+ ARR:
-Basecamp
-Wrike
-Trello
-TeamWork
(Am I missing any?)
This ain’t looking like a winner-take-all market. buff.ly/2trl9vC
Olivier Gillin retweeted
None of these have been overnight successes. Founded:
-JIRA – 18 years ago
-SmartSheet – 15 years ago
-Asana – 12 years ago
-Monday.com – 10 years ago
-Workfront – 19 years ago
-Basecamp – 21 years ago
-Wrike – 17 year ago
-Trello – 9 years ago
-Teamwork – 13 years ago
Olivier Gillin retweeted
Secondary startup cities in Europe
Danish Aarhus, a hotspot for innovative scaleups & home to
Gaest (acquired by @Airbnb)
@Hungrydk
@Joblicate
Lix Technologies
@lunarway
@mobaroretail
@Resiliohq
Sekoia
@Sleeknotecom
@spiir
@unsiloproduct
@followupodi
@viabill_hq
#SiliconVikings
Olivier Gillin retweeted
10 innovative mobility scaleups:
BE @Cowboy_HQ Brussels
UK @Citymapper London
FR @SeaBubbles Marseille
UK @VivacityLabs London
NL @Etergo_official Amsterdam
UK @dovuofficial Bristol
DE @door2doorHQ Berlin
FR @VelcoBike Nantes
IE @CitySwifter Galway
BE @CommuniThings LLN
#BeTech
Olivier Gillin retweeted
Underappreciated phenomenon:
Working at a high-growth, margin-focused startup is a real-life MBA where you get paid six figures plus equity to learn how to build a business instead of paying six figures and going into debt to learn how to build a theoretical one.
Olivier Gillin retweeted
🤩 Je n’aurais jamais cru, l’an passé en réalisant le premier « Guide #Startup » de Trends-Tendances, avoir un aussi bon retour, servir de base à des cours dans le supérieur et... pouvoir lancer une « série » (vol 2 sorti aujourd’hui). What’s next !? 🥰 ➡️ itunes.apple.com/fr/app/tren…
Olivier Gillin retweeted
Beaucoup d'entrepreneurs, mais très peu de femmes dans le top 50 des investisseurs technologiques belges levif.be/s/r/c/1224111 via @datanews_fr
#betech
Olivier Gillin retweeted
Slechts 1 vrouwelijke tech investeerder in Belgische top 50 hubs.ly/H0m6LmQ0
Olivier Gillin retweeted
Most roadmaps are setting up their product teams to fail.
That's because, even today, most roadmaps still follow the dreaded *timeline roadmap* format 😱
And here's why that sucks. THREAD 👇
Olivier Gillin retweeted
Official Worldwide Box Office estimates for Sunday, August 4 are in! See what’s topping the charts: bit.ly/2GToohh
