Do you wish you were more creative? That new ideas and inspiration flowed more freely? Perhaps they did back in the early days of your company and now that spark is gone? What happened? My guess is that the answer […]

Most CEOs I know do not look forward to their board meetings. This is especially true for boards that are dominated by institutional investors vs. Independents. This is a wasted opportunity. While the CEO reports to the board, the CEO […]

There is so much written about fundraising, yet many founders make basic mistakes. That was OK in the last 18 months when $ were flowing. Now, there is no room for error. This list is an actual pipeline from from […]

In most of my discussions with CEOs we end up talking about their leadership team. CEOs succeed through their leaders and so the strength of those leaders = the impact of the CEO. Naturally, that leadership team includes one or […]

Why are you here? This simple question is perhaps the most important question of our lives. First, consider it in the existential sense: Why are we here? Why are humans on this planet? Why are these creatures, capable of such […]

I have long had mixed feelings about bonuses for startups. When I use the term “startup” I am not just referring to the super early stage. But really that stage of growth, including scaling, when companies are burning money chasing […]