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…
“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.…
“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…
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…
“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,…
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 &…
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…
I love the idea that something has changed in the world of startups. That somehow, today, you actually have to worry about arcane ideas like profitability, gross margins, and financial management. Oh, the horror! Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. Even more to the point, I just don’t…
When I was a kid, I used to really like westerns. Maybe it was because my Dad really liked westerns, so I liked westerns too. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] There was a rather obscure western that I really liked called, “The Culpepper Cattle Company.” It’s the…
The idea for your startup can be stolen. I should know because the idea for my startup was stolen, right down to the pitch deck I was using to raise funding. In today’s video, I’ll share with you how to protect yourself from having your idea stolen, and what you should do if your idea…