4 ‘Big Company’ Diseases That Can Kill Your Startup
Startups often dream of scaling into industry leaders, but too often, they end up suffocating under their own…
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Understanding the Lazy, Fickle, Unpredictable Customer: 5 Rules for Sales
You might have the best product in the world — one that could solve mission critical problems for…
To Scale Your Business, Start Systems Integration at the Startup Phase
It shouldn’t be news to anyone that, in today’s world, technology is a way of creating efficiencies in…
The Future of Organizations Is Bionic for Now
The following is an excerpt from RE-HUMANIZE: How to Build Human-Centric Organizations in the Age of Algorithms by…
The CARE Equation: How Culture Can Make or Break a Team
Leadership isn’t about commanding authority; it’s about unlocking potential in others and empowering them to succeed. For entrepreneurs,…
If Your Startup Is Failing, Maybe You’re Pursuing the Wrong Type of Purpose
According to a 2023 article by HubSpot, over 90% of startups fail. That means 9 out of 10…
How to Move up When the Only Way Is Down: Learning from AI
This is an excerpt from How To Move Up When The Only Way is Down: Lessons from Artificial…
Why Betting On Your Smartness Can Be the Reason You Fail
At a Q&A session of a keynote speech, a participant once asked me what matters more for a…
How Parents of Entrepreneurs Support Alternative Paths
As a parent, what should you do if your adult child chooses not to take a normal job…
Fathers and Sons and ‘Experiencing the American Dream’
The following is an excerpt from Mark Matson’s new book, Experiencing the American Dream: How to Invest Your…
The Journey of Leadership: Practice Making Mistakes
The following is an excerpt from The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside…
Dare to Become: Navigating the Generational Divide to Find Success
In “Dare to Become,” Julie Cropp Gareleck chronicles a journey that took her from working in her parents’…
Activating the Entrepreneurial Spirit with an 8-Step Problem-Solving Process
Pursuing opportunities to capitalize on the problems of potential customers is at the heart of the entrepreneurial spirit.…
Why Money Is So Hard to Talk About … and How to Do It Right
The following is an excerpt from Get Pay Right: How to Achieve Pay Equity That Works by Kent…
How Friction-Free Organizations Hold Effective Meetings
The following is adapted from “Smooth Scaling: 20 Rituals to Build a Friction-Free Organization” by Rob Bier. Smooth…
Breaking Through the Silicon Ceiling: Where There Is an Opening, Go for It!
The following is an excerpt from “Breaking Through the Silicon Ceiling” by Christine King, who rose from a…
When Not Taking a Risk Is the Riskiest Path for Your Company
This is an excerpt from “Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life’s Difficult Journeys” by Payam Zamani.…
How to Succeed by Hiring and Retaining Neurodivergent Employees
The following is an excerpt from “The Neurodiversity Edge” by cognitive scientist and neurodivergent business leader Maureen Dunne.…
Beyond the Pitch Deck: Evaluating Co-Founder Fit for Startup Success
The startup journey is both exhilarating and arduous. A brilliant product idea is a must, but it’s not…
Choosing the Right Business: What Do You Want to Do?
The following is an excerpt from “Starting a Business 101” by Michele Cagan, a CPA, author and financial…