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Performance Engineering Series: Mastering Growth Fundamentals
This post is the third in a series focused on Performance Engineering for startups. It focuses on the growth fundamentals of customer and value proposition targeting. To endure and scale, every company must figure out what problem they distinctly solve and who is willing to pay for it. That knowledge requires a foundational understanding of…
Read MorePerformance Engineering Series: Mastering Financial Fundamentals
This post is the second in a series focused on Performance Engineering for startups. It focuses on financial fundamentals including oversight and decision-making. As an entrepreneur, you know how important it is to maintain a clear view of the direction and performance of your business. Your capacity to understand your financials and make sense…
Read MoreYou Can Build Resilience in 2023 – Consider These 4 Fundamentals
In the economic uncertainty that has characterized early 2023, many founders and executive teams are considering how to position their companies to maneuver whatever the year may bring. Survival and endurance are the baselines. The ideal state is resilience, which is not just the ability to endure market shocks. It’s also the agility to…
Read MoreBest of 2022: Incredible Advice from Startup Showdown Mentors
In this Best of 2022 article, you’ll discover gems of wisdom from people who are at the absolute pinnacle of their craft and industry and who are generous partners to us at Panoramic Ventures. It’s the turn of the year, which means you’ve likely gotten an (over) abundance of retrospectives. Our version of the best-of is less…
Read MorePanoramic Partners with Venture Atlanta to Host Seed Stage Showcase
We’re excited to partner with Venture Atlanta, the region’s largest venture conference, as a sponsor and host of the Seed Stage Showcase. For 15 years, Venture Atlanta has been selecting the most promising tech companies from across the Southeast and bringing in top investment firms from across the nation to hear them pitch. Alumni companies…
Read MoreFireside Chat: Southeast Tech Series
When you look at the Southeast and Midwest, it has almost half of the population of the country, but receives less than 15% of venture capital funding; with many overlooked opportunities and amazing companies. Managing Partners Mark Buffington and Paul Judge sat down with John Yates and Amie Singer of the Morris, Manning, Martin Technology…
Read MorePodcast: This Week in Startups with Paul Judge
On This Week in Startups, Managing Partner Paul Judge joins angel investor, entrepreneur, and podcast host Jason Calacanis. Topics include Paul helping lead SoftBank’s $100M Opportunity Fund, future of fundraising, importance of “building your Olympic Team” and more. This episode is available on This Week in Startups and accessible on these platforms to tune in; Apple,…
Read MoreDon’t Wait To Implement Customer Success: Why It Should Start Now
Many fledgling businesses think of customer success as maybe the fourth or fifth thing they should do. Their typical thought process goes something like, “I’m going to build a killer product and make people aware of it. Next, I’ll try to sell it. If someone buys it, then I’ll try selling it to others just…
Read MoreThree Reasons to Build Your Tech Startup in Atlanta
There’s a lot to like about living in Atlanta, from its generally mild winters and walkable, tree-lined neighborhoods to its thriving restaurant scene. But what you might not know is that the city is also gaining prominence for its vibrant tech startup community. For a long time, there’s been a misperception that the more established…
Read MoreWhy Having A Good Idea Doesn’t Always Make For A Good Business
It seems that most people, at some time, have what they think is a good idea for a new product or service. Not everyone goes so far as to put a business plan into action, of course, although 62 percent of Americans say they want to make their dream of owning a business a reality. But the true reality…
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