Announcing Bizplan: A Modern Approach to Business Planning

Tuesday January 10, 2017 Startup Stories You Should Read Curated by startup folks who care - this issue by The Startups.co Team. [email.jpg] Top Story [We’ve learned a lot in the last few years about how startup Founders do their early planning—or in lots of cases—avoid it altogether.] The resources out there are few and far between, so we decided to do something about it. We’ve created a modular approach to business planning that allows teams to zero in on the key elements of their business without worrying about writing a 40 page paper. Startups.co / Wil Schroter [Modern business planning for startups.] Trending [When you grow quickly, your processes break down and need to be improved.] You find yourself pushed and pulled in a myriad of directions that you might not know what you’re doing anymore. But, this is the life of a startup. While you might not know what or how many waves or versions you’ll go through...look forward to (and search for!) opportunities to change. Medium / Alan Schaaf [When working on something you're incredibly passionate about,] you'll often find that seeing your passion-project through to completion requires more discipline than passion. Thrive Global / Andrew Watts [Get real with yourself and about the true impact of how you're spending your time.] There is a reason that most fortune 500 CEO’s spend 90% of their time thinking strategically—And it isn't because they don't want to be on the ground-floor. Medium / Dan Martell Advice [Q1 is the easiest quarter to plan.] So, start the year off right by clearly calculating various derivative metrics and by aligning your plan with that of the expectations of your board and investors. Feld Thoughts / Brad Feld [Protect the first three hours of your day.] This small window of time is when you're able to really focus and make the largest impact. Put off your workout routine for the afternoon and take a stab at your biggest project. You'll find that you are can more strongly contribute in terms of planning, thinking and speaking, because your brain is most attuned first thing in the morning. The Mission / Benjamin P. Hardy Reviews [Direct users whithout affecting their flexibility to explore your services using natural language with ChatterOn]—a bot builder that has married user conversation flow with AI for a seamless messenger-bot experience. ChatterOn / Discovered by Steph Newton [Pump up the power of your plain text with iA writer.] Personally, we are huge fans of the nested files and Medium/Wordpress integrations, which make this a no-brainer tool for blogging. iA Writer / Discovered by Steph Newton [Instantly react when one of your ads become unprofitable with Reveal + Slack app.] Bonus: This advertising chatbot also shares metrics and insights of your ad campaigns in your channel of choice. Reveal / Discovered by Steph Newton --------------------------------------------------------------- [s-logo.png] --------------------------------------------------------------- Startups Daily is the TL;DR version of everything interesting happening in the startup world. Got an interesting story? Awesome. Send it our way - [stories@startups.co] If you dig our stuff, please forward it to a friend --------------------------------------------------------------- Startups.co 1322 Manning Parkway Columbus OH 43065 USA You received this email because you are subscribed to Startup Stories from Startups.co. Update your [email preferences] to choose the types of emails you receive. [Unsubscribe from all future emails]