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What Can You Do To Thank Your Team?
Yes, absolutely say thank you to your team. But that’s just the start. There’s plenty you can do to make sure your team knows how much you care about them: A. How about a Starbucks gift card for everyone when you hit a milestone? Here’s a smart thing you can do so your team can…
Read MoreHow Much Accelerated Vesting Should You Get When You Close Your Funding?
You’ve just closed your initial funding. You’ve been running your company for a while, so you’re wondering will all your stock options reset? My answer may surprise you in this short video. Read The Transcript Below: I remember when we got started, one of our two investors, his name was Raul. And I’ve…
Read MoreWhat Should You Do When Your Ex Cofounder Promotes Your Competition?
I was driving one beautiful Bay Area summer morning. The temperature was a perfect 65 degrees. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, yet there was a storm on the horizon. Just then, my cellphone rang. It was my cofounder “Jim” calling. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.]…
Read MoreWhat Does It Take For You To Run A Startup?
“What have I learnt? BELIEF IS ALL.” Those were the last words in the liner notes by Paul Weller on the last album of his band, The Jam. The Jam were my favorite band that came out of the punk rock movement of the late 1970’s. They combined punk ethos with the melodic…
Read MoreWhen Do You Stop Selling When You’re The CEO?
You’re front and center when you start a company. Your potential customers want to hear from you. Your potential employees want to hear from you. And your investors want to hear from you too. But does the selling ever end? I’ll give you the answer in this short video. Read The Transcript Below: I…
Read MoreHow Do You Find Your First Customers?
“How do you intend to market your first product?” One of our board members asked me. It was March and we were going to launch our first product, the TS1001. We had 20 more products scheduled for launch in June. That was the big event. “We’re going to soft launch,” I said. In other words,…
Read MoreHow Do You Earn Your Team’s Trust?
I was recently asked by a CEO I know, “How do I get my team to trust me?” Trust isn’t given, it’s earned over time. I’ll break down a simple technique you can use in today’s video. Read The Video Transcript Below: I recently got asked the question, why is trust so hard…
Read MoreWhy You Need To Make Your Pitch Helpful To Investors
Dear fellow entrepreneur, I know you want to knock it out of the park with your pitch. And I know you want to help investors clearly see your vision. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] Here are my seven tips for hitting a home run each and every…
Read MoreWhy You Should Pitch To Investors That Passed On You Before
“You’ve done everything you told us you were going to do,” the VC said. “Incredible execution,” his partner said. “We’re going to move forward very quickly on this,” the VC said. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] The story was much different the last time I met with…
Read MoreHow Do You Find Your First Investor?
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 Do You Find Your First Investor?” Read The Transcript For…
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