It’s great that you and your cofounder are both investing more money in your company. That’s a sign of true commitment. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. Let me ask you a question? Why is your money worth more than your cofounder’s money? The answer is obvious.…
There’s a great quote that US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart said about obscenity. He said, “I know it when I see it.” Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. The same can said about Product Market Fit from my experience. You know it when you see it. When…
“He needs to understand that asking for more equity is like pulling on a string,” I said to Adolfo, my co-founder and VP Marketing. We were reviewing what offer package we should give a potential employee, and Adolfo was indicating the applicant wanted more equity. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can…
“I have an optional one for everyone,” I said to the team at our latest all hands meeting, “There have been some requests for an employee culture manual. [Do youwant to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] “And, I don’t know about you, but I hate employee manuals. No one ever uses…
“I’m really impressed with your new CFO,” I said to “Kevin”, the CEO of a startup I’m working with. “I love his attitude, and I love what he had to say about joining your company.” “You don’t know the half of it,” Kevin said to me. “He’s (the new CFO) hit the ground running, and…
“As you know, Brett presented to my partnership at ‘Donald Ventures’,” “Raul” said to myself and the other board members at our board meeting. “And the meeting went horribly. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] “None of my partners believes we should continue supporting the company,” Raul said,…
“You’re at $5 million in revenue. Since we’re in the last quarter of the year, this is the perfect time to do some long term planning,” I said to “Kevin”, a CEO I’m working with. “What did you have in mind?” Kevin asked. “I love to go through the exercise every year of what does…
Years ago, I was invited to a presentation for aspiring startups in the Silicon Valley by a VC firm. My company had just been funded, but I wanted to go to listen to some of the featured speakers. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] During the Q &…
“When you’re sick stay home. When you’re healthy come to work.” That was the sick policy I had at my company. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] I didn’t ask my employees to fill out any paperwork. I didn’t have a maximum amount of sick days. And, for the…
Of all the many things I got wrong when I started my company, my original revenue forecast was right at the top of my mistakes. Not only was my forecast off, it was off by a lot. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] Instead of the $1 million…