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How To Keep From Hiring Superstars That Kill Your Company
I was just having coffee with a friend of mine. I’ve known Bill for years and I’ve never seen him this upset. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “You wouldn’t believe what my boss just did!” Bill said to me. “What did your boss do?” I asked. “They…
Read MoreWhat You’ve Been Told About Product Market Fit Is Wrong
Product Market Fit is the be all and end all when you’re building your startup. Achieve product market fit and you’re on your way. The problem is that what you’ve been told about product market fit is wrong. And, if you follow the expert advice about it, you’ll fail. In today’s video, I want to…
Read MoreWhat Are The Five Skills You Need To Be A Great CEO?
We all want to know the secrets to being a great CEO. So wouldn’t it be great if we actually were able to compare two CEOs in the exact same industry to see why one was better than the other? I was really fortunate to work with two CEOs in the same industry, so I…
Read MoreWhat Are Non-Scalable Actions And Why They Are Important?
“Hey, hey!” “Ken”, our VP of Sales, yelled across the office to me. He was excitedly running around the office. We had done a “soft launch” of our first product the day before. Ken was celebrating because today we received our first order. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.…
Read MoreHow Can You Prevent Your Team From Misleading You?
“I don’t want you to attend the weekly sales meeting any more,” our new sales VP, “Tom”, said to me. I didn’t argue with him, but I was concerned. I’ll get back to why I was concerned later. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. It seems there is…
Read MoreHow To Present Your Product Roadmap To Investors
When you pitch investors, they are going to expect to see your product roadmap. It’s a critical slide because you need to convince investors that your product strategy makes sense. In today’s video, I’m going to walk you through the five things you need to do to nail your product roadmap slide. I hope you…
Read MoreWhat’s A Warboard And Why Do You Need it?
“We’re going to have a warboard, and you’re going to manage it.” Jack Gifford, Maxim Integrated Products CEO, said to me.” What’s a warboard?” I asked. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. Gifford was pacing back and forth as he continued. “You’re going to manage every detail. Every,…
Read MoreWhat Investors Really Want To See In Your Pitch Deck
Before you pitch any investors, you’re going to need to know what investors actually want to see in your pitch deck. And you’re going to need to know the order those slides should be presented in. In today’s video, I’ll show you the ten slides you’ll need in your investor pitch deck, the order these…
Read MoreWhat’s The Right Way To Run Your Startup?
I love the idea that something has changed in the world of startups. That somehow, today, you actually have to worry about arcane ideas like profitability, gross margins, and financial management. Oh, the horror! Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. Even more to the point, I just don’t…
Read MoreShould You Be Friends With Your Co-Founders?
When I was a kid, I used to really like westerns. Maybe it was because my Dad really liked westerns, so I liked westerns too. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] There was a rather obscure western that I really liked called, “The Culpepper Cattle Company.” It’s the…
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