Jake Dluhy-SmithCore Strategy Elements to Level Up the Maturity of Your OrganizationOperating a company without a strategy is like traveling to a foreign destination without a map. Here’s how we created our strategic map.Sep 22, 2022Sep 22, 2022
Jake Dluhy-SmithOAK’S LAB Ecosystem — Supporting Startups from Concept-to-ScaleOAK’S LAB is an ecosystem designed to support tech startups on their journey from concept-to-scale. Since our inception in 2016, we’ve…May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
Jake Dluhy-SmithThe Rule of Seven Slides: How to Structure Your Pitch Deck and Get an InvestmentAs an entrepreneur early in your business journey, getting the first investment is one of the largest challenges you can face. One of our…Jan 20, 2020Jan 20, 2020
Jake Dluhy-SmithShould You Outsource Your Startup’s Product Development?In our current era of remote work, we are seeing an increasing use of distributed teams across the global tech startup scene. Many…Oct 18, 2019Oct 18, 2019
Jake Dluhy-SmithThe OAK’S LAB Culture ManifestoIn this article, I describe our mission and vision that we set out to achieve, the principles that make us love being a part of OOO (OAK’S…Aug 19, 2019Aug 19, 2019
Jake Dluhy-SmithThe 10 Commandments of Entrepreneurial Success with OAK’S LAB.OAK’S LAB has been operating for slightly over 2 years now, generated $3.5MM in revenue, grew to a team of 70 members, is diverse through…Oct 11, 2018Oct 11, 2018
Jake Dluhy-SmithDegrees are out and People are in. Apple, IBM, and Google think so.As the CEO of a young, mid-sized company (OAK’S LAB), I’ve had a unique opportunity to chase my goals of creating an ideal working…Sep 19, 2018Sep 19, 2018