How Should You Value A Startup Without Revenue?
It’s a mystery to startup CEOs on how you should value a startup, let alone a startup with no revenue. Why is one startup with no revenue worth $1 million and another startup with no revenue worth over $100 million. In today’s video I’ll explain startup valuation methods that you can try, how investors will…
How To Keep From Hiring Superstars That Kill Your Company
I was just having coffee with a friend of mine. I’ve known Bill for years and I’ve never seen him this upset. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “You wouldn’t believe what my boss just did!” Bill said to me. “What did your boss do?” I asked. “They…
What You’ve Been Told About Product Market Fit Is Wrong
Product Market Fit is the be all and end all when you’re building your startup. Achieve product market fit and you’re on your way. The problem is that what you’ve been told about product market fit is wrong. And, if you follow the expert advice about it, you’ll fail. In today’s video, I want to…
What Are The Five Skills You Need To Be A Great CEO?
We all want to know the secrets to being a great CEO. So wouldn’t it be great if we actually were able to compare two CEOs in the exact same industry to see why one was better than the other? I was really fortunate to work with two CEOs in the same industry, so I…
What Are Non-Scalable Actions And Why They Are Important?
“Hey, hey!” “Ken”, our VP of Sales, yelled across the office to me. He was excitedly running around the office. We had done a “soft launch” of our first product the day before. Ken was celebrating because today we received our first order. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.…
How Can You Prevent Your Team From Misleading You?
“I don’t want you to attend the weekly sales meeting any more,” our new sales VP, “Tom”, said to me. I didn’t argue with him, but I was concerned. I’ll get back to why I was concerned later. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. It seems there is…
How To Present Your Product Roadmap To Investors
When you pitch investors, they are going to expect to see your product roadmap. It’s a critical slide because you need to convince investors that your product strategy makes sense. In today’s video, I’m going to walk you through the five things you need to do to nail your product roadmap slide. I hope you…
What’s A Warboard And Why Do You Need it?
“We’re going to have a warboard, and you’re going to manage it.” Jack Gifford, Maxim Integrated Products CEO, said to me.” What’s a warboard?” I asked. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. Gifford was pacing back and forth as he continued. “You’re going to manage every detail. Every,…
Can You And Your Team Achieve Work-Life Balance?
Years ago, I was invited to a presentation for aspiring startups in the Silicon Valley by a VC firm. My company had just been funded, but I wanted to go to listen to some of the featured speakers. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] During the Q &…
What Investors Really Want To See In Your Pitch Deck
Before you pitch any investors, you’re going to need to know what investors actually want to see in your pitch deck. And you’re going to need to know the order those slides should be presented in. In today’s video, I’ll show you the ten slides you’ll need in your investor pitch deck, the order these…