djhershThe One Thing Accelerators, VC & PE Firms Must Do NowRunning a company is lonely.Jun 14, 2019Jun 14, 2019
djhershThe Secret to Long-lasting, Thriving, ROI-crushing CommunitiesWant to learn how to build active, meaningful communities while winning over executives and board members? Talk to Maria Ogneva. She has…Mar 6, 20192Mar 6, 20192
djhersh2019 Predictions for the Community IndustryThe new year is just getting started but so far it seems like the year of “Community-first” everything. Here’s what we are seeing at…Jan 24, 20191Jan 24, 20191
djhershBig Data versus Real HumanI got 54 messages today from bots asking for “just 15 minutes of my time.” I think it was about ten of those a day just a year ago. I also…Dec 12, 2018Dec 12, 2018
djhershCommunity Software is DeadI just got back into the “community software” category after an eight year hiatus. The customers, analysts and consultants are still…Nov 1, 20184Nov 1, 20184
djhershCan this Company be Turned Around?There are no shortage of companies in need of wholesale transformation, where the strategy or execution didn’t work and they are stuck…Feb 5, 2018Feb 5, 2018
djhershWhy Buying a Stalled Startup is Better than Starting From Scratch (Now)After a long stretch in the venture-backed startup world, I eased out a few years ago to work on turnarounds — finding stalled companies…Jan 4, 20183Jan 4, 20183
djhershMy Sales Pitch to Potential Engineer HiresIt’s been a few years since I’ve been in engineer-recruiting mode. Before acquiring the (about-to-be-reinvented) Monsoon, I was in an…Apr 25, 2017Apr 25, 2017
djhershinMonsoonincWhy I’m Doing the Monsoon TurnaroundNine weeks ago, when I acquired Monsoon, I arrived with the motivation to turn around a company I once knew. I remembered the company from…Apr 10, 20171Apr 10, 20171