Leadership and Management
How Should You Manage Your Time As A Startup CEO?
Time is the scarcest resource you have as a startup CEO. You can consistently work long hours and end up working on the wrong things. And you never get that lost time back. In this video, I’ll share with you my tips for managing my time for optimum results. We’ll cover schedule management, how to…
Read MoreThe Surefire Way You Build Loyalty As CEO
“When’s Jack coming in today?” I asked his co-founder, Bob. I had joined the startup about two months prior as the VP Marketing. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] It was 10:30AM on a Friday morning. I needed Jack’s approval on an offer I was about to make…
Read MoreHow Do You Scale Your Startup?
“Tell me about the other executives?” I asked “Jason,” the CEO of a life sciences startup. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] “There aren’t any other executives. It’s just me. That’s why I wanted your help,” he said. “I’ve never scaled a business before.” That was almost four…
Read MoreThe Tasks You Can’t Delegate As A Startup CEO
There are certain leadership tasks that you can’t delegate as CEO because they are too important. In fact, if you delegate this work to your team, then the odds of your startup failing dramatically increase. In today’s video, I’m going to explain why there are three jobs you can never delegate to your team, especially…
Read More11 Tips To Make You A Great Startup CEO, Part II
Are you a first time startup CEO, and you’re wondering what your management style should be? Or maybe you’ve never managed a team before, and you’d like some management training and tips? You’re in luck, because I’m going to give you eleven tips that will help you become a better manager and a better startup…
Read More11 Tips To Make You A Great Startup CEO, Part I
Are you a first time startup CEO, and you’re wondering what your management style should be? Or maybe you’ve never managed a team before, and you’d like some management training and tips? You’re in luck, because I’m going to give you eleven tips that will help you become a better manager and a better startup…
Read MoreHow Do You Prepare For A Possible Merger?
“You look very tan,” I said to “Jason” during our Zoom update. “How was your vacation?” Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “The vacation was great,” he said. “The weather was a perfect 80 degrees every day with a slight breeze off the ocean. We had a really…
Read MoreHow Do You Keep Your Engineers Ahead Of Schedule?
If you want to quickly lose your investors trust, then start missing the milestones on your engineering schedules. I found this one out the hard way. But, as quickly as we lost our investors trust, we gained it back. I’ll walk you through how we used the critical chain methodology to gain back our investors…
Read MoreWhat You Should Want From Every Employee
Oh, the things I wish I could tell you, but I can’t. You see the CEO union forbids me to say certain things to you. Not to mention our Board of Directors and the SEC. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. I wish I could tell you I…
Read MoreThere Are Some Decisions Only You, The CEO, Can Make
I recently wrote an article titled, “Should You Be Friends With Your Co-Founders?” In the article, I focused on the differences between you, the CEO, and your co-founders, the loneliness of being CEO, and how you can’t freely share everything with your co-founders. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. My…
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