Archive for May 2014
Some changes to how I’m managing my time
I’m starting to become slightly obsessed with how I manage my time. I have to be as I’m pulled in a lot of directions and if I’m not careful, I’ll end up spending too much time on the less important critical things and not enough time on the things that are the most important to…
Read MoreSometimes seeing really is believing
I remember as a young man growing up playing tennis, my coach made us all read The Inner Game of Tennis. I’ll confess to never actually finishing it (sorry coach!), but I did get through most of it and the main impression it made on me was visualizing the game in order to improve. I…
Read MoreQuestion: How do you personally deal with the pressures of getting your business off the ground, trying to sustain/grow, and the responsibility to do so for your investors and employees?
A friend asked me this question recently: How do you personally deal with the pressures of getting your business off the ground, trying to sustain/grow, and the responsibility to do so for your investors and employees? I think the most important aspect of pressure is how you deal with it. I certainly feel a responsibility…
Read MoreLeaders in the Trenches podcast
Podcasts are some of my favorite things to do. So when Gene Hammett asked me to be on his Leaders in the Trenches podcast, I quickly agreed. The podcast is live and in it Gene and I discuss the following topics (I pulled these from Gene’s site): What role does vision play in the work he does? How he…
Read MoreEvery startup should finish this sentence: If we’re not successful it will be because…
Startups focus a lot of time on the things that will make them successful. Their market fit. Their go-to-market strategy. Their differentiator. Their customer acquisition strategy. But perhaps the most important thing a startup can do is identify the reason they might fail and then work hard to make sure that never happens. Startups need…
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