Indecision – The Silent Startup Killer
Every so often a promising entrepreneur seems to freeze in the oncoming headlights and gets run over by his competition. Why is it that his idea which seemed so fundable…
Business Basics Posts
How Much Does Equity Compensation Matter?
Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google or Facebook when they were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire? So people ask me “How many…
Strategies for Conquering Chaos in Your Startup
Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of their business, which they usually attribute to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cash flow…
Five Traits of All Successful Startups
Every startup wants to be a predictable success, yet so few ever achieve this enviable position. In reality, getting there is not a random walk, and requires an understanding of…
Problem Solving: An Essential Startup Skill
Creating a startup, or managing any business, is all about problem solving. Some people are good at it and some are not – independent of their IQ or their academic…
Blogs That Will Boost Your Startup
With as many as 100 million active blogs in English alone on the Internet, how can you find and read the ones you need to be a leader in your…
Cognitive Bias Can Kill Startups
I’m sure we have all seen entrepreneurs with high levels of passion and confidence touting an idea that seems to make very little sense to us. Of course, we never…
Six Myths That Limit Your Startup’s Potential
All true entrepreneurs operate off a set of tenets that are built into their psyche or drilled into them through training and by mentors. These are represented by sayings like…
Stay Healthy for Startup Success
A couple of years ago, I saw firsthand what can happen to a founder and their business when the founder practices unhealthy habits such as working 20 hours a day…
Listening, Not Talking, Is Key to Communicating
Building a business is all about building relationships, and one of the most important elements of a relationship is effective communication. Communication doesn’t happen unless both parties practice the art…