Strategy & Planning Tools for Startups

Having a strategy is important but it far from ensures success.  Successfully executing that strategy using effective planning tools and a starting management system is critical to success.  There’s a quote that says, “Execution without strategy is aimless, but strategy without execution is useless.” 

Incorporating planning tools and related activities into your management system doesn’t mean you’ll operate like a slow and complicated billion-dollar enterprise.  Instead, it means you’ll take action with more conviction and with higher odds of success.  This Founders Academy module covers several tools that are rightsized for startup implementation.

 Note that many of the suggested articles include links to related articles, some of which are also included elsewhere in this module. Following those links as you encounter them is up to you, including links to articles not specifically suggested for this module.