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Amit Srivastava
December 05, 2022
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For new businesses, the first 1,000 days are the most critical in establishing a market presence, acquiring customers, and generating a steady flow of revenue. However, with over 350 million start-ups established every year, stiff competition means entrepreneurs must sustainably deliver value within the first 3 years in order to succeed. Moreover, investors consider a company’s performance at 1,000 days to be an important determinant when it comes to future financing. As 2023 rounds the corner and brings new opportunities, businesses will still face heightened risk exposure from climate change, supply-chain disruptions, inflation, and bloated inventories. Companies that thrive will be distinguished by their ability to remain agile, act on relevant information, and implement efficiently- no matter what the business demands. As many enterprises enter a period pivotal to organizational growth under stressed market conditions, here are some of the most easy, practical, and unique techniques you can use to ace the 1,000- day test.
North-Star Metric
Do you remember learning to ride a bike? You quickly realize you need to look where you going. If you look to the left you’ll go left, and if you look right, you head that way. But where you focus your attention is the most important as it determines your direction and the way forward. As markets become more competitive, it is imperative for enterprises to eliminate noise and concentrate on results that truly accelerate growth. This can be done by having a North Star Metric- an overarching output metric, measuring how a company performs against its larger vision. It does not mean simply aiming for higher revenue or quarterly profits but emerges as the foundational metric on which all other metrics stem from. For example, a streaming platform can consider minutes watched as their North Star metric since it sets the prime benchmark needed to advance enterprise-wide development. By having an easy-to-understand and quantifiable metric employees are also provided consistently guided toward the company’s chief goals. Teams are empowered by having clarity in decision-making and feel loyal as key results are transparently communicated to all.
Embracing Cloud Solutions
Post the Covid-19 pandemic, the rise of digitization has continued with the prevalence of hybrid working an unprecedented data creation. As organisations today have their data and applications distributed across 5 different cloud platforms on average, multi-cloud environments will be an unavoidable reality across every sector. Notably, the current trend of limited monitoring for individual departments will prove inadequate as cloud computing continually evolves. Without the proper tools, teams can suffer resource wastage, loss of operational efficiency, and declining performance. In order to maximize the technological advantage, companies will need solutions that pre-empt roadblocks prior to code deployment. This helps rapid value delivery and speed of innovation as teams are able to focus on aspirational efforts rather than system management.
Post the Covid-19 pandemic, the rise of digitization has continued with the prevalence of hybrid working an unprecedented data creation. As organisations today have their data and applications distributed across 5 different cloud platforms on average, multi-cloud environments will be an unavoidable reality across every sector. Notably, the current trend of limited monitoring for individual departments will prove inadequate as cloud computing continually evolves. Without the proper tools, teams can suffer resource wastage, loss of operational efficiency, and declining performance. In order to maximize the technological advantage, companies will need solutions that pre-empt roadblocks prior to code deployment. This helps rapid value delivery and speed of innovation as teams are able to focus on aspirational efforts rather than system management.
Social Good
In today’s hyper-connected world, societal issues transcend boundaries, and each of us has a role to play in international development. With the human race facing existential threats from environmental degradation, growing inequality, and limited resources, building community-centric value propositions is a surefire way to ensure offerings are relevant and impactful. However, social innovation does not necessarily mean providing pro-bono services but instead focuses on generating business from highly lucrative community empowerment tools. The best business is one where you can meaningfully help others.
As 2023 dawns, the above best practices are some of the most effective ways by which you can develop organizational and individual resilience to overcome any obstacle thrown your way.
In today’s hyper-connected world, societal issues transcend boundaries, and each of us has a role to play in international development. With the human race facing existential threats from environmental degradation, growing inequality, and limited resources, building community-centric value propositions is a surefire way to ensure offerings are relevant and impactful. However, social innovation does not necessarily mean providing pro-bono services but instead focuses on generating business from highly lucrative community empowerment tools. The best business is one where you can meaningfully help others.
As 2023 dawns, the above best practices are some of the most effective ways by which you can develop organizational and individual resilience to overcome any obstacle thrown your way.