Oh, the things I wish I could tell you, but I can’t. You see the CEO union forbids me to say certain things to you. Not to mention our Board of Directors and the SEC. I wish I could tell you I am worried about the company’s future. I wish I could tell you how…
I recently wrote an article titled, “Should You Be Friends With Your Co-Founders?” In the article, I focused on the differences between you, the CEO, and your co-founders, the loneliness of being CEO, and how you can’t freely share everything with your co-founders. My beliefs on co-founder relationships is based my experience as a CEO, and it…
Creating a clean, easy to use capitalization table is a must have when you’re working with potential investors. But, if you’ve never created a cap table before, what exactly does a clean cap table look like? I’ll walk you through the steps in this video. I hope you like it. Do You Want To…
“This is the first time we’ve ever disagreed,” I said to Gill, one of the investors in my company. I had just told him that I wanted to get a loan for my company, and Gill, much to my surprise, was against the idea. “I know, Brett. I know,” Gill said. “My feeling is that…
“How much money are you going to try and raise?” I asked “Sarah.” Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “I’m thinking we should raise $1.5 million this round,” Sarah said to me. “How long will the money last?” I asked. “I’m not sure,” Sarah said. “I’m waiting on…
Wouldn’t it be great if there were some easy ways to improve your pitch? Well, you’re in luck. Today, I’m going to share with you five easy things you can do to improve your pitch. The great thing about what I’ll share with you in this video is anyone, and I mean anyone, can do…
“We’re upping our plan for the year,” “James,” the CEO of a very successful startup I’m working with said to me. It was the second time he’d increased his plan in the past six months. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “Cool,” I said. “You’ve finally entered what…
Waterfall charts are an essential tool for making it really easy for your audience, be it your board of directors or your team, to easily understand how a various part of your company is performing. Yet, most people have never created, or even heard of a waterfall chart. In today’s video, I’m going to teach…
“Man, you’re living a charmed life right now,” I said to “Ray,” the CEO of a very hot startup I’ve been working with. “Thirty minutes and he’s (an investor) going to give you $75 million!” I shook my head in disbelief. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “It…
Once your startup has investors, you’re likely going to hear somebody tell you, “You need to learn how to manage your Board of Directors.” It sounds great, doesn’t it? But how do you actually do this? And what does managing your board actually mean? It’s actually quite easy. I’ll break it down for you in…