This Hangout focuses about what top startups need to know to building an effective business strategy. The session was moderated by Aaron Chatterji, Associate Professor @ Duke University, Sharad Sharma from iSPIRT, Beerud Sheth, CoFounder & CEO TeamChat, Samir Palnitkar, President, ShopSocially and Rem Koning from Stanford GSB.

Major topics:

--Do entrepreneurs need strategy or only execution?
--What do effective strategies for startups look like?
--Who should be responsible for strategy inside the organization?
--What is different about strategy in small firms vs. large ones?
--What are the strategy tools and frameworks being taught at top business schools that you can use today?
--What will you learn about strategy at PNgrowth