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Sizing your market opportunity January 19, 2019
Knowing when to hold ’em and when to fold ’em January 18, 2019
Be wary of hiring from large companies if you are a startup January 16, 2019
Should you join an accelerator? It depends January 15, 2019
Are you ready to ride a rocket? January 14, 2019
If you want to build a company it will take a team January 11, 2019
Raising capital for a not-for-profit company January 10, 2019
The rise of services startups January 8, 2019
Barrier to entry or sustainable competitive advantage? January 5, 2019
Find a niche and dominate it! January 4, 2019
Avoiding the big danger in promotions January 2, 2019
Beware of a contract’s exclusivity clause January 1, 2019
What makes strategic alliances work? December 28, 2018
What’s the highest bandwidth communication medium? December 27, 2018
Observations from 2018’s mentoring sessions December 26, 2018
Find a niche, then dominate it December 20, 2018
A CEO’s history of mentoring December 19, 2018
Do you have what it takes to build a unicorn? December 18, 2018
More on the 4th type of risk – regulatory December 17, 2018
Can a little friction be a good thing? December 13, 2018
Should you join an incubator or accelerator? December 12, 2018
No one with experience need apply! December 11, 2018
Kryptonite for founders – the down round December 8, 2018
Lies, damn lies, and statistics December 6, 2018
Everybody’s talking about gender, but no one’s talking about class December 5, 2018
There’s no success like failure and failure’s no success at all December 4, 2018
What’s the difference between coaching, mentoring and teaching? December 3, 2018
How startups can sell to large enterprises December 2, 2018
The pros and cons of “defaults” December 1, 2018
Telementoring in healthcare November 30, 2018
The pros and cons of virtual mentoring November 29, 2018
When it comes to building companies, Waste is good! November 28, 2018
A simple technique to improve your presentations November 27, 2018
Recruiting lessons to be learned from Tesla November 26, 2018
The cybernetic startup & why delegation is a key skill of successful leaders November 25, 2018
Jony Ive on creative vs. problem solving modes in product development November 24, 2018
Working past the point of diminishing returns November 23, 2018
I gain an invaluable ally in my battle against PowerPoint! November 21, 2018
Lessons to be learned from a web publisher November 20, 2018
Life imitates art imitating life! November 19, 2018
Startup companies are archaic! November 18, 2018
The four types of startup risks and how to mitigate them November 8, 2018
Now we vibe! November 7, 2018
Plan for success – because failure will take care of itself! November 6, 2018
Why, when, & how you need a sales leader November 5, 2018
Know your VC’s limited partners! Part II November 3, 2018
“Mentor” now chasing “Innovative” as most used and misused business term November 2, 2018
What’s your product narrative? November 2, 2018
Why everyone needs a sounding board! October 29, 2018
I’m a reformed workaholic and proud of it! October 28, 2018
Netflix unusual culture hits front page of The Wall Street Journal! October 27, 2018
Netflix Culture and Values October 26, 2018
What separates successful people from talented ones? October 25, 2018
Know your VC’s limited partners! October 24, 2018
How to manage information overload October 23, 2018
How to make your presentations concrete October 22, 2018
It’s all about the team! October 20, 2018
A one slide presentation on product positioning October 18, 2018
Why building a great product isn’t sufficient for success October 17, 2018
Don’t be a tweener! October 12, 2018
Realizing the real world value of social connections October 11, 2018
Hierarchical vs. networked management models October 10, 2018
Looking for the exit sign? October 9, 2018
Missionary marketing – what is it and why you might consider it October 6, 2018
Values => Intentions => Goals October 2, 2018
Startup myths debunked by a successful founder October 1, 2018
Lessons from getting a term sheet pulled September 29, 2018
Prescriptive vs. Socratic mentoring September 24, 2018
Collaboration and communication can be productivity killers! September 22, 2018
Managing your cap table September 21, 2018
Corporate culture rules September 20, 2018
Lessons to be learned from WeWork September 19, 2018
How to dissent gracefully & live to dissent another day September 18, 2018
Enterprise sales may not depend on relationship building! September 17, 2018
Tuning up the decision machine September 16, 2018
A framework for founders considering raising capital September 15, 2018
Demo or die! September 14, 2018
Why you need to tag team the VCs! September 13, 2018
Constructive criticism is the fuel for learning and improving September 12, 2018
The funnel is the wrong sales model! September 11, 2018
The VC way – still the same after decades September 10, 2018
An inside look at Apple’s software development process September 9, 2018
The downsides of the personalization wave September 8, 2018
What makes a good product? September 7, 2018
Why models speak louder than words September 6, 2018
How to find a technical co-founder September 5, 2018
The goal of a presentation is … influence! September 4, 2018
Decision making – one of a founder’s top priorities September 3, 2018
The dangers of perfectionism September 2, 2018
Can your team pass the chemistry test? September 1, 2018
Doing the right thing or doing things right? August 31, 2018
Novelty – the driving force for today’s consumers August 30, 2018
What’s good about email? August 29, 2018
Email – the app we love to hate! August 28, 2018
Why mechanized mentorship won’t work August 27, 2018
Ideas, assumptions, assertions, generalities, opinions, and abstractions August 21, 2018
Why big data and algorithms are necessary but not sufficient August 20, 2018
Improve your odds – find a mentor August 19, 2018
Entrepreneurs are born, not made – sorry academics! August 17, 2018
Why pivoting will just make you dizzy! August 16, 2018

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