Notes: This blog post represents my opinions only. My first blog post in the #ChainReaction Series is #ChainReaction: Notes on Centralized, Decentralized, and Distributed Systems. As I read The History of Money, I have started understanding the monetary and currency systems of the past. It is becoming clear to me that we are inevitably going to […]
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#ChainReaction: Notes on Centralized, Decentralized, and Distributed Systems
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on February 18, 2018 in Computer Science, How and Why, Innovation, Organizational Behavior, Sociology, Startups, Strategy, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
This blog post is the first in a series of blog posts I will write as part of my effort to take an inventory of what I am learning about supply chains, digital tokens, and distributed ledger technologies. I expect these blog posts to be frustrating for most people to read because I suspect they […]
Update #01: White Paper | Towards A Supply Chain Operating System
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on October 21, 2017 in Business Models, Computer Science, Innovation, Intellectual Explorations, Investing, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Lab Notes, Long Read, Mathematics, Organizational Behavior, Startups, Supply Chain, Technical Brief, Technology, Uncategorized, Venture Capital
This update identifies areas of supply chain technology that will be sufficiently well served by existing relational database management systems, and enterprise resource planning systems. It also outlines areas of supply chain that distributed databases or ledgers are more suited for. Lastly, to avoid confusion Nahum Goldmann’s contact information is provided at the end. […]
White Paper | Towards A Supply Chain Operating System
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on August 26, 2017 in Business Models, Computer Science, Intellectual Explorations, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Lab Notes, Mathematics, Operations, Organizational Behavior, Startups, Technical Brief, Technology, Uncategorized, Venture Capital
Note: This article does not necessarily reflect the opinion of KEC Ventures, or of other members of the KEC Ventures team. Supplying the world with nearly everything is an enormous and complex job: there are things to discuss. – Rose George (2013-08-13). Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, […]
#NotesOnStrategy: Tips For Early Stage Startup Founders on How To Build A Culture of Accountability
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on July 2, 2016 in Entrepreneurship, Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategy, Team Building, Technology
CULTURE EATS STRATEGY FOR BREAKFAST, OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR LUNCH, AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR DINNER. – Bill Aulet During one of our weekly Monday morning team meetings we were talking about one of the startups in our portfolio . . . Things are going well; the product is pretty good and improving, sales are increasing, revenue […]
Notes On Strategy; What Can We Learn From Religious Leaders About Building Early-Stage Startup Culture?
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on September 3, 2015 in Behavioral Finance, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Management, Organizational Behavior, Psychology, Sociology, Strategy, Team Building, Technology, Venture Capital
Alternative Working Title: Notes On Strategy; Engineering Your Early Stage Startup’s Culture For Longevity What it’s like to work for Amazon http://t.co/7Nw93JDqz0 — The New York Times (@nytimes) August 19, 2015 Replace Just 2 Words in the Times Amazon Article and Something Amazing Happens @TKspeakshttp://t.co/bk3Y7ZCLCE — Inc. (@Inc) August 21, 2015 The topic of culture has […]
How Studying Bankruptcy And Working On Two Turnaround Assignments Prepared Me To Become An Early Stage Venture Capitalist
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on August 1, 2015 in Behavioral Finance, Business Models, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation, Investment Analysis, Key Performance Metrics, Operations, Organizational Behavior, Private Equity, Sales and Marketing, Startups, Strategy, Team Building, Uncategorized, Value Investing, Venture Capital
When I started business school at NYU Stern in the fall of 2005 my plan centered on taking every class in Bankruptcy & Reorganization, and Distressed Investing that I could. I took 3 elective classes in that area; Bankruptcy & Reorganization with Prof. Ed Altman, Case Studies in Bankruptcy & Reorganization with Prof. Max […]
A Story About Startup Cofounder Teamwork: Climbing To The Summit of Denali
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on July 9, 2015 in Co-Founder Stories, Entrepreneurship, Human Interest, Management, Organizational Behavior, Psychology, Sociology, Startups, Team Building
On June 30th, 2015, Naira Musallam and her climbing partner, Tim Lawton successfully summited Denali (Mount McKinley). They made history as The First Arab-American Team to ever do so. Naira also became the first Arab woman to stand on the summit of Denali. Standing at 20,320 feet, Denali is one of the “Seven Summits” because […]
6 Things I Have Learned About Building High-Performing Teams
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on June 29, 2015 in Critical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, How and Why, Management, Organizational Behavior, Psychology, Sociology, Strategy, Team Building, Venture Capital
I spend a lot of time thinking about teamwork; how teams function, how they operate, how they fail or succeed, and how the most successful teams make their success repeatable in the face of changing conditions. This post is my attempt to synthesize what I have learned so far.1 What is a team? For the purpose […]