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Tracking Changing ISO 9001/27001 Norms Is Easy with the Right Tools
The price you pay to track your norms effectively is a one-off effort when setting up your ISO 9001 27001 tools.
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To Fully Appreciate Success, Remember the Times of Doubt and Hardship
Real success takes time, doubt, and grit. Here is how we learned to fully appreciate success in a deal that took years to close.
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Life Is a Negotiation — Not an Enforcement
Business, government, or neighbors — life is all about give and take. Real negotiation isn’t about rules, but mutual benefit.
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How to Kill Innovation: The Talk That Stops Progress
Legal hurdles, slow procurement, endless discussions: Real-life experience with some common blockers that kill innovation.
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Why Documentation Must Be User-Centric, Not Just Compliant
Most documentation still serves the company or authority. User-centric documentation improves clarity, compliance, and adoption.
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Global Business Challenges for SMEs: Real-Life Examples
“Doing business in the region” sounds glorious. Until it isn’t.
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Why Endless Discussions Kill Progress: Start Small, Act Fast
Too many projects die in endless discussions. Some hard-earned lessons on why doing things twice is better than doing nothing at all.
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Digital Documentation Has Many More Benefits than Just Taking Weight out of Documents
What trends do we see in digital documentation software? Here are some answers to questions I am often asked by consultants and investors.
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Why SaaS Startups Should Avoid Enterprise Editions
Save costs by using community editions before upgrading. Real-world examples show how to avoid enterprise editions – at least for now.
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How To Set Up A Fully Digital ISO 9001 and 27001 Documentation
See how we passed ISO 9001 and 27001 audits with no findings—using fully digital documentation and our own product to manage QMS and ISMS.
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Cash Is King. What’s True for Business Is Also True for Your Private Household
How to use an entrepreneur’s cash flow plan template for your private household
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What’s the Best Tool to Document ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 Certification?
Before you start documenting your QMS and ISMS, spare some time to think about the best tool to do so. Just as there isn’t a single best way to run a company, there isn’t a single best way to document your QMS and ISMS.
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The 3 Key Challenges Of Building A SaaS Company
Selling, building, and growing your product are the 3 core challenges of building a SaaS company. 3 must-read books that capture each one.
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Folders or Tags? Folders Are a Relict from the Paper Days
Folders or tags? Folders are outdated. Learn how tags offer a smarter, flexible way to organize and retrieve digital information.
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5 Productivity Tools to Avoid as an Entrepreneur
Sticking with simpler, proven solutions than those 5 productivity tools to avoid saves your business in the long run.
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5 Military Lessons That Make You a Better Entrepreneur
Discover how military training prepares you to lead a startup. Five military lessons for problem-solving, planning, and resilience.
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Send Your Lawyers on Vacation If You Want to Enter New Territory
A bold geothermal energy project in Switzerland gives an excellent example of why you should send your lawyers on vacation from time to time.
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What Startup CEOs Really Do All Day (Hint: It’s Not Just Meetings)
From crises to customers, strategy to culture, startup CEOs juggle priorities in a constantly changing environment.
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Daily Cost Budgeting: A Smarter Way to Manage Your Budget
Want to make smarter spending decisions? Break down your monthly expenses into daily costs to better manage your budget.
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Stop Talking About Unicorns—Start Building Real Value
Real entrepreneurs focus on solving real problems, building sustainable impact, and stop talking about unicorns.
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Are You Stuck with PDFs and OneNote? Here Is How to Truly Digitize Information Management
Tired of outdated PDF manuals and scattered notes in OneNote? Discover how modular content and smart linking truly digitize information.
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Why Startups Should Delay Hiring Admin Staff as Long as Possible
Series A startups should refrain from hiring admin functions that were created for corporations
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Solar Self-Sufficiency: The Dollars Behind
Solar self-sufficiency for my home cost me 85k CHF and generated 40k CHF in savings and income. Read on to find out if it is worth it.
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How Entrepreneurs Build Something From Nothing
A founder’s journey of building a startup from scratch, evolving from PowerPoint slides to a real-world SaaS company.
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All Entrepreneurs Are Struggling, And That’s Normal
Every entrepreneur struggles. An honest look at the unseen challenges of building a company—and why it’s part of the journey.
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Stop Emailing. Start Talking Again.
Innovation doesn’t happen over email. Real progress comes from real conversations. You’d better stop emailing and start talking again.
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Forget the Quick-Wins. Good Solutions Take Time
There is no overnight success. Growth and good solutions take time, effort, and setbacks. That’s true for startups, products, and people.
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an ISO 27001 Compatible ISMS
Learn how to create an ISO 27001 compatible ISMS using simple tools and common sense. A practical step-by-step guide based on real experience
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How to Achieve ISO 9001 Certification Without Paper Folders and Excel Lists
Learn how to achieve ISO 9001 certification without paper folders or Excel lists by using the right digital tools.
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Our Hiring Was Broken — Until We Reversed the Process
Our hiring was broken. Discover how reversing the interview order improved our hiring success and reduced declined offers.
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How to Build An ISO 27001 Compliant Asset Management Tool Using JIRA
Build an ISO 27001 asset management system in JIRA using standard features. No extra tools needed, yet still fully compliant with ISO 27001.
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How to Build an ISO 9001 Compliant Risk Management Tool Using JIRA
Build an ISO 9001 risk management system using standard JIRA software. No extra tools needed, yet still fully compliant with ISO 9001.
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How Startups Can Survive Corporate Procurement: A Field Guide
Startups often hit a wall when procurement steps in. How to navigate tenders, delays, and value destruction—and survive corporate procurement
