What Are The Three Traits You Need As An Entrepreneur? By Brett Fox I’ve worked with a lot of entrepreneurs. And every successful entrepreneur I’ve worked with has had three key traits. I’ll explain what these traits are (the third one will surprise you) and why they are so important in today’s video. Do…
There is this false belief that the way to keep control of your company as an entrepreneur is by owning a majority of the stock or creating special classes of stock so you control the voting rights. The concept is pretty is simple: You control the votes, so you can’t be voted out of being…
“I was meeting with your ex-partners,” Mike said to me. “Their slide deck seemed the exact same as yours. I was waiting for the inverted triangle then, sure enough, there it was.” Mike was telling me about meeting with “Jim” and “John”. Jim and John were the two original cofounders of my company. Right before…
What Do You Need To Do Before You Pitch VCs? By Brett Fox Raising money is really, really hard. And giving yourself the best chance of success is all about your preparation. I’ll give you my simple checklist of things you need ready before you start setting up meetings in this short video. Do…
Years ago, I was running the communications division of Maxim Integrated Products. We were the dominant player in what were known as single supply RS-232 transceivers with over 80% market share. We had built the business up to over $100M/year in revenue, and our success was attracting a lot of attention. We had 14 direct…
How Do Yo Deal With A Bad Cofounder? By Brett Fox Over 50% of founder relationships do not work out. So is it any surprise that you find yourself in this situation? I’ll walk you through a quick and effective methodology for dealing with a bad cofounder in this short video. Do You Want…
About one month after our company went operational, we decided to have an open house. The idea was my cofounders and I would ask our friends to stop by and check out our office. Hopefully, we could convince some of them to join us. Jeroen, our VP Engineering, much to my surprise invited Greg and…
How Do You Successfully Deal With The Tough Times? By Brett Fox You can be guaranteed the tough times are coming, And when the tough times get here, you will be tested like you’ve never been tested before. I’ll give you my strategy for how to deal with the tough times when they come in…
One of the greatest lines in movie history was said in the classic, All The President’s Men. The line is, “Follow the money.” The idea was that if you traced the trail of money, you would find out who was behind the Watergate break-in. Well, “Follow the money” also holds true if you are starting a company.…
How Do You Price Your Product? By Brett Fox Figuring out the right price for your product is part art and part science. I’ll give you my take on a simple way to determine the right price for your product in this short video. Do You Want To Grow Your Business? Maybe I Can…