How much do you plan for change? 💨
Atom CTO November newsletter
Welcome to the latest Atom CTO newsletter where we share tech news and stories for founders and entrepreneurs who are starting and scaling businesses.
Editor’s Note
As the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus observed: “the only constant in life is change”.
As entrepreneurs and business owners we are not meant to be afraid of change but as a friend of mine pointed out to me, business owners are the most risk averse people you’ll find.
At first I thought that was counterintuitive to everything I’ve heard, read and experienced about entrepreneurs and fellow business owners but when you think about it, it is actually true.
When you own a business, you spend a great deal of your time thinking about risks, whether to take them and what impact they will have on your business and rarely do you take blind risks.
In fact, you spend your time trying to avoid those things that will rock the boat too much and create uncertainty.
Change in business is seen to be “bad” but oftentimes necessary, some call it pivoting, some call it restructuring, the name changes depending on what type of change it is but it all boils down to change so the question I asked myself when recording the podcast on change is: why aren’t we talking about it more?
The past 3 or 4 years has seen huge amounts of change in the world and it has impacted all types of businesses but no one seems to be talking about what impact these changes have had on small businesses - yes of course we have the discussions around inflation and the big macro changes but we’re not really talking about the impact on the largest part of our economy - the small business.
We’re aiming to change that and for 2024, we at Atom CTO will be focusing more on SMEs and telling their stories through our podcast, articles and through the work that we do. So if you have something to share and want to highlight how you’ve managed to navigate through the last few years - share what you have learned, then get in touch.
As ever, if you are interested in learning more or have a tech challenge you need to solve, then we are here for you! Email bhairav@atomcto.com
Bhairav Patel
Managing Director
Atom CTO
Interesting insights
Latest events and articles in tech and entrepreneurship collected by the Atom team:
How much do you plan for change? The change management concept is often overlooked, but every company must go through changes and most are a result of some dissatisfaction with the status quo. 🚨
Zach Goldberg has made his book, the Startup CTO’s Handbook available for all to read and download over on GitHub. 📖
Does every founder get rich? Read about the experiences of a self-confessed middle class founder on his startup journey. 🚀
There’s an AI for everything now, including getting you a job. As LinkedIn passes 1 billion subscribers, it’s recently launched a ‘job seeker coach’ for premium members. 🤖
A marriage of blockchain and fintech: Atom CTO partners with Phaethon Tech, enhancing businesses with blockchain technology in ways they never though possible. 🦾
Spaghetti anyone? No two entrepreneurial journeys are the same, everyone has their own unique experiences and learnings. When working with mentors and advisors, it’s often good to remember how good it is to embrace different viewpoints. 🍝
You don’t need to read 200 books, just understand these principles curated by ‘The Systems Guy’ Matt Gray over on X. 👾
Atom CTO Podcasts
Embracing the power of collaboration 🐝 - This podcast features a chat with the founder of Skills Hive X about a novel way for SMEs to stay flexible and agile whilst managing the ups and downs of demand.
Fundraising for startups 💰 - Bhairav chats with Toni Grunwald, Managing Partner of Max Ventures, who shares with aspiring entrepreneurs what they should and shouldn’t do when seeking funding.
An entrepreneurial journey 🚴♀️ - In this Real World Entrepreneurship podcast, hear how Max Rodeck grew up seeing the struggles of his father’s maintenance company and embarked on a quest to fix it.
The fundamentals of product strategy ✍️ - Creating an effective product strategy is about determining where to allocate resources, whether that’s new product lines, enhancing those which already exist or focusing on a singe product.
Pitch 4 Investment - 30th November
Next week, don’t miss Pitch 4 Investment, the popular online monthly event which brings together promising startups who pitch to a panel of experienced investors for potential funding as well as valuable feedback. You can pitch your startup for £50 or watch it all live online for free. Sign up here.
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