What Key Performance Goals Should You Set?

By Brett Fox | July 23, 2017

What Key Performance Goals Should I Set? By Brett Fox Congratulations. You’ve just started your company. You and your team are excited and ready to go. You have a grand vision for disrupting your industry and becoming a big success. When you close your eyes, you can see your future company thriving.   There’s just…

What Should Startup CEOs Know About Accounting?

By Brett Fox | July 23, 2017

What Should Startup CEOs Know About Accounting? By Brett Fox I was having dinner with Bill. Bill is someone I worked for years ago. Bill was asking me about how things were going at my company. He asked me, “Are you signing every check?” I told him I was. “That’s good!” Bill is seriously old…

Should You Or A Potential Investor Open The Price Negotiation?

By Brett Fox | July 16, 2017

Should You Or A Potential Investor Open Price Negotiation? By Brett Fox There are too many people that think raising money is like an episode of Shark Tank. You say, “I’m raising $XM at a valuation of $YM” just like they do on Shark Tank. Not only does providing a valuation makes you look like…

What Should You Do While Your Team Builds Your First Product?

By Brett Fox | July 16, 2017

What Should You Do While Your Team Builds Your First Product? By Brett Fox The first CEO job I ever interviewed for, the recruiter said to me, “As CEO you recruit, recruit, recruit, and you sell, sell, sell.” I didn’t get the job. Then, I started my own company and became CEO. And what did…

Should You Take A Vacation As A Startup CEO?

By Brett Fox | July 9, 2017

Should You Take A Vacation As A Startup CEO? By Brett Fox We closed our funding in early April, and we had a previously scheduled vacation to Hawaii in June. So, what did I do? I took the vacation of course. And I had a really nice time. My wife and daughter had a nice…

What Are The Best Books For CEOs To Read?

By Brett Fox | July 9, 2017

I know you’re busy as founding CEO of your company, but make time to read. The reading will likely pay off for you big time. I like using Audible as a way to improve my productivity. I can listen to a book while driving. Or I can listen to a book while going for a…

What Do I Do If I Run Out Of Money For My Startup?

By Brett Fox | July 2, 2017

What Do I Do If I Run Out Of Money For My Startup? By Brett Fox I recently started working with a young entrepreneur named “Chris”. Chris has a really cool idea to disrupt the industry he is in. On a shoestring budget Chris has built up a large customer base, and Chris is generating…

Should You Bootstrap Or Take VC Funding?

By Brett Fox | July 2, 2017

If ever there is a question where the answer is “It depends”, this is the question. I’ve known entrepreneurs that have bootstrapped that have made a fortune, and I’ve known entrepreneurs that raised VC money that made a fortune. I don’t really think the question is whether bootstrapping or VC funding yields you the most…

What Is It Really Like To Be An Entrepreneur?

By Brett Fox | June 28, 2017

I remember talking to my Dad years ago when he was running his company. My Dad used to talk about being “knocked around.” I would say to my Dad, “It doesn’t sound like much fun. Why would you want to do this?” [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.]…

How Do You Protect Yourself From VCs Stealing Your Ideas?

By Brett Fox | June 26, 2017

How Do You Protect Yourself From VCs Stealing Your Ideas? By Brett Fox “We can stop right there,” the VC said to my cofounder “John”. John, to my surprise, had just asked the VC to sign an NDA. “I’m not signing an NDA,” the VC continued. It was the first sign of paranoia from John…