Leadership and Management
Why Money Isn’t The Key To Your Startup’s Success
“The whole problem with chip investments is no one wants to fund them,” Mike, a VC I knew, said to me. “But we’ve solved that with our investment in Smooth-Stone.” “How?” I asked. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] “Easy. We have the whole syndicate lined up for…
Read MoreWhat Is The Most Common Trait Of Successful Startups?
“I’m worried about keeping the culture,” “Omar,” a CEO that I’m working with, said to me yesterday. Omar’s company is at that classic transition point between being a 7 figure company and an 8 figure company. I smiled back at Omar over our Zoom link. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can…
Read MoreHow You Can Be Ruthless Without Being A Jerk
“I intend to be ruthless as CEO,” I said to my friend and mentor, Dave. We were having coffee at Peets in Palo Alto. It was early March, and we had, finally, gotten our Series A funding. After two years, and lots of painful misses, I was rearing to get started. [Do you want to…
Read MoreWhat Are 3 Things You Can Do To Be A Better CEO?
I’ve got a ton of tips I could give you to be a better startup CEO, but there are three things that will help more than all the rest. I’ll explain why these three things are so important in this short video. Read The Video Transcript Below: Okay. So what are three things…
Read MoreWhat Are The 5 Rules You Need For A Successful Startup?
My Mom sold houses in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. She started out by selling condominiums, then eventually graduated to selling estates. I’ll say, from watching my Mom, that selling real estate is a seven day a week, 365 day a year, grind. It looks easy from the outside, but the successful…
Read MoreHow Do You Manage Someone With More Experience?
“Let me tell you about the team you’re inheriting,” Bill said to me. “The one you have to worry about is Jack. He was running the division before we acquired it, and I don’t know if he’s salvageable.” I nodded my head. If there ever was a death sentence put around someone, Jack had it.…
Read MoreThe Trick To Tell What Advice You Should Take Seriously
You’re going to get tons of advice as a startup CEO. The challenge is determining the good advice from the bad advice. In this short video, I’ll give you a simple tip I use to determine what advice I take more seriously than other advice. I hope you like it. Read the video transcript…
Read MoreWhat’s The Right Way To Take Money Out Of Your Company?
“I’ve been at this now for seven years,” “Rob” said to me. “I just want to take some money off the table, so my family can have financial security. “Is that too much to ask?” Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “How much money are you thinking of,”…
Read MoreWhen Do You Really Need A Board Of Directors?
“I want to establish my board of directors,” “Allen” said to me. “What? Why would you want to do that?” I asked. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] “I just think I need a board of directors. After all, we’re doing over $1M per year in revenue,” Allen…
Read MoreWhy You Shouldn’t Fear Having A Strong Competitor
One of the most brilliant technologists, if not the most brilliant technologist, ever in the analog semiconductor industry is Bob Dobkin. Dobkin, known as “Dobby,” was the co-founder of Linear Technology, one of the most successful startups ever in the analog semiconductor business. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click…
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