How Do You Find Your First Investor? By Brett Fox When you’ve never raised money before, finding investors seems like a mystery that can’t be solved. How do you even get meetings let alone money? I’ll break down how you can solve this seemingly unsolvable problem in this short video. The video is called, “How…
Years ago I was interviewing with a startup to become a VP. I was meeting with the CEO late Friday in his office. We were having a good conversation, but it was clear I wasn’t exactly right for the job. The CEO looked at me and said, “I don’t think you’re right for the job.”…
I was in your shoes. I had a cofounder that wasn’t working out. And after a couple months of trying to fix things, I had enough. So I decided to fire “Randy”. You have the hiring and firing authority for your company when you are CEO. So if you want to fire a cofounder, then…
When Should You Sell Your Company? By Brett Fox Figuring out if and when you should sell your company is a really tough decision. It’s even harder when you’ve worked so hard for so long. In today’s short video, I’ll walk through how to decide if and when you should sell your company. Read…
Let me give the perspective of someone that’s taken money from a corporate VC and pitched many more. In our particular case, the introduction to the strategic (corporate) came through one of our existing investors. He knew someone on the board of the company. That led to a meeting at our facility with the CEO.…
There was a fellow we worked with early on as a consultant. We had worked together in the past, and I knew anything we got from Martin would be upside. He was consulting at the beginning. So I paid him as a consultant. Straight cash with no equity. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe…
How Can Making Mistakes Make You A Better CEO? By Brett Fox There’s an old saying that goes like this, “If you’re not failing, you’re not trying as hard as you should be.” It sounds like really sage advice, doesn’t it? But should you really be measuring success by your screw ups? In today’s short…
I was talking with Connor yesterday (an entrepreneur I am working with), and he was wondering if your job as a successful CEO is just to do public speaking. Specifically, he was using Box’s CEO, Aaron Levie, as an example of someone who seems to do a lot of public speaking. [Do you want to…
Why You Shouldn’t Figure Out How Much Money You Need To Raise By Brett Fox Many entrepreneurs try to figure out how much money they need to start their business. But it’s the wrong question for you to be asking. In today’s short video, I’ll explain what is the right question you should be asking…
Years ago, I was being interviewed to be CEO of a company by the Chairman. The Chairman previously had been CEO of a well-known public company in my space. The Chairman told me a story of how he posted the salary information of everyone in the company because there were employees questioning what other employees…