Project A is a European venture capital investor. With €500m under management, the company focuses on early-stage startups. In addition to capital, Project A provides its portfolio companies operational support from over 100 experts across the startup building stack. The Project A Podcast is the place to go for entrepreneurs and founders looking for expert advice and actionable tips to take their startup to the next level. We know it can be a long, difficult journey. Challenges are infinite and resources limited. In this podcast, you’ll learn from our experience as an Operational VC working with 100+ early-stage startups and find the inspiration you need to get going. Featuring our in-house Marketing, BI, and Organizational Building experts, as well as fellow founders from our broad portfolio of companies, we give you valuable insights on what it takes to build a successful company.
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episode 1: When to choose a product- vs a project-based approach to achieve your goals?
In this session, our CTO Stephan Schulze talks about why he sees things in terms of "products" vs "projects". For example, he's said that building a company website is a project. Conversely, an organization is a product — meaning that you should think of your teams as products when scaling them up. We discuss the different aspects of these two approaches and when you should choose one over the other.