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OKRS - Overcoming the Most Common Mistakes

Many of our clients put in place OKRs to link their long term strategy to delivery. OKRs are Objectives and Key Results, or in AKF language 'Outcomes' and Key Results. Unfortunately,…

Phillip Seawright

October 24, 2024 · 9 min read

Technical Diligence Leadership Product

The Biggest Mistake in Technical Due Diligence: Ignoring Technical Debt and Lacking a Remediation Plan

Explore Tech Leadership Diligence - AskAKF When preparing for a technical due diligence (TDD), companies often want to emphasize their strengths and paint the best possible picture…

Dave Berardi

September 30, 2024 · 5 min read

Technical Diligence Leadership

Tech Leadership Diligence: Beyond the Code

In M&A tech diligence, the focus often centers on evaluating the technical stack and code quality of the target company. While these are important, they are only part of the equation.…

John Jackson

September 25, 2024 · 16 min read

Leadership Process Product

Starting with 'Why' in Software Development and Product Management: A Strategy for Success

In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, innovation and agility are crucial. Companies are constantly racing to release software products that meet market demands, solve real…

Pete Ferguson

September 13, 2024 · 4 min read

Leadership Product CEO Guides

Why True Product Companies Succeed While Others Fail

One of the things I love about working at AKF Partners is the wide variety of clients we get to work with. We assist everyone from young startups, where the founder and a friend…

Pete Ferguson

July 15, 2024 · 5 min read

Architecture Microservices Leadership Organization

Monolithic Startup to Domain-Driven Enterprise - Navigating the Transition

Startups often embark on their journey with a monolithic architecture—a single, indivisible codebase that encompasses all the functionality of their product. We advise young…

John Jackson

March 5, 2024 · 11 min read

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Leadership

OpenAI, Sam Altman and Failed Governance - A Postmortem of the OpenAI Governance Soap Opera

By now if you haven’t been drawn into the soap opera that has been OpenAI, you’ve clearly been disconnected from any sort of media or you’ve recently returned from a long…

Marty Abbott

November 22, 2023 · 6 min read

Leadership Process

Should I Capitalize or Expense R&D Software Development Costs?

Periodically, our clients ask us about the accounting treatment for the software development costs to develop the services they sell and the sites they use for commerce. In most…

Heather Abbott

November 8, 2023 · 7 min read

Leadership Product CEO Guides

Sales Excuse Driven Product Development

In today's fast-paced software development environment, the push for more features defines the roadmap of many products. At the core of this drive are often "sales excuse"…

John Jackson

August 29, 2023 · 13 min read

Architecture SaaS Leadership Organization CEO Guides

How will an Interim CTO benefit my product and engineering team?

Absent a CTO that knows how to lead and operate a product engineering shop, the team’s ability to innovate at an acceptable velocity is unlikely. The Chief Technology Officer…

Dave Berardi

May 24, 2023 · 4 min read

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leadership

OKRS - Overcoming the Most Common Mistakes

The Biggest Mistake in Technical Due Diligence: Ignoring Technical Debt and Lacking a Remediation Plan

Tech Leadership Diligence: Beyond the Code

Starting with 'Why' in Software Development and Product Management: A Strategy for Success

Why True Product Companies Succeed While Others Fail

Monolithic Startup to Domain-Driven Enterprise - Navigating the Transition

OpenAI, Sam Altman and Failed Governance - A Postmortem of the OpenAI Governance Soap Opera

Should I Capitalize or Expense R&D Software Development Costs?

Sales Excuse Driven Product Development

How will an Interim CTO benefit my product and engineering team?

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