How Often Should You Have Board Meetings?

Of all the things I thought were important when I started my company, but weren’t, I’d put the board of directors meetings at the top of the list. You ask, “why do you feel this way?” [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here] The answer is your board of…

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How You Can Prevent Co-Founder Issues Before They Start?

Co-founder issues are the most likely reason your startup will fail. Over 50% of the companies I work with have co-founder issues. So , wouldn’t it be nice if there was action startup founder advice that could identify and fix your startup founder issues before they have happen? This video is the first in a…

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Your Investors Don’t Want To Fire You

I know you may not want to believe it, but your investors don’t want to fire you, so they can replace you with another CEO. Really. It’s true. I’ll explain why it is absolutely in your investors best interest to support you in this short video. I hope you like it.   Read The Video…

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How Do You Prevent Employee Burnout?

You’re building your startup, so everyone is expected to work crazy hours, seven days a week, right? Wrong. If you’re not careful with you how you manage your team, you run the risk of burning out your team. In this short video, I’ll teach you how you can avoid this problem. I hope you like…

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What Can’t You Screw Up When You’re Just Starting Out?

“You should give us the authority to spend up to $1,000,” “Randy,” one of my co-founders, said to me at a staff meeting right after we received our initial funding. Then he continued, “And we should each have a company credit card.” [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.]…

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How Important Is Your Experience?

Does you experience really matter when you’re building a startup? After all, Mark Zuckerberg had no experience, and look at Facebook. So, you should be able to start a company without any experience and replicate Zuckerberg’s success, right? Well, the reality is it might not be that simple. I’ll explain why in this short video.…

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What Do Investors Need To Invest In Your Startup?

The one thing that can absolutely, positively kill your startup is a lack of alignment between you and your investors. So, it’s kind of important to know what your investors want. In this short video, I’ll explain two key parts of what investors need if they will invest in your company: a minimum percentage ownership,…

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How Do You Gain Leverage When You’re Raising Money?

“Congratulations,” I said to “Ray,” I CEO I have been working with. “Getting funding in three weeks is quite an accomplishment.” “Thank you,” Ray responded. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “Especially, after what you’d been through in your first two rounds of funding, you deserve a little…

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Why You Can’t Use A Broker To Raise Money

Wouldn’t it be great if there was someone out there who could magically introduce you and your startup to every investor you want to meet? Wouldn’t that be great? And, yes indeed, there are people out there who will, for a fee of course, claim they will introduce you to investors. These people are called…

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