Leadership and Management
How Do You Build Confidence As An Entrepreneur?
“We’re upping our plan for the year,” “James,” the CEO of a very successful startup I’m working with said to me. It was the second time he’d increased his plan in the past six months. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “Cool,” I said. “You’ve finally entered what…
Read MoreWhat’s A Waterfall Chart And Why You Need It
Waterfall charts are an essential tool for making it really easy for your audience, be it your board of directors or your team, to easily understand how a various part of your company is performing. Yet, most people have never created, or even heard of a waterfall chart. In today’s video, I’m going to teach…
Read MoreHow Do You Manage Your Board Of Directors?
Once your startup has investors, you’re likely going to hear somebody tell you, “You need to learn how to manage your Board of Directors.” It sounds great, doesn’t it? But how do you actually do this? And what does managing your board actually mean? It’s actually quite easy. I’ll break it down for you in…
Read MoreHow Do You Fix Your Co-Founder Problems
Sixty percent of all co-founder relationships end in failure. It’s a huge issue that just about every startup CEO has to deal with. In this video, I go through the nine issues you’re going to have to deal with when you have a co-founder that’s not working out. You’ll definitely want to stick around to…
Read MoreThe Single Biggest Reason Startups Succeed
Every startup CEO wants to know secret, the key to the vault of how to make their startup successful. Venture Capitalists will tell you that your choice of market is the key to your success. Well, I’m here to tell you that VCs are wrong. In this video, I’ll go deep and explain exactly what…
Read MoreWhat Are The Challenges When You’re Getting Started?
“I just want to be able to breathe,” I said to Irwin and Winston, two VCs I was meeting with as I began raising our Series B funding. The second I uttered those words, I wanted them back. I thought my words exposed my inner feelings, but Irwin and Winston just moved on with the…
Read MoreWhat Are The 12 Killer Mistakes You Can’t Make, Part 2
As the old VC saying goes, “If you’re a first time CEO, you’re going to make mistakes.” And, while I agree with that sentiment, I’d really like to help you avoid making as many mistakes, especially the ones of the killer variety. That’s what today’s video is all about. It’s based on my experience making…
Read MoreWhat Are The 12 Killer Mistakes You Can’t Make, Part 1
Video not specified. Please select one to display. As the old VC saying goes, “If you’re a first time CEO, you’re going to make mistakes.” And, while I agree with that sentiment, I’d really like to help you avoid making as many mistakes, especially the ones of the killer variety. That’s what today’s video is…
Read MoreWhat Makes A Great Startup CEO, Part Two
Being a great startup CEO requires you have certain skills. The good news is that being a great startup CEO doesn’t mean you have to extroverted. It also doesn’t mean you have to be introverted. In this video, I’ll go over numbers six through ten of my list of ten traits of great startup CEOs.…
Read MoreWhat Happens When Your Investors Give Up?
“Their lawyer said, ‘We (“Donald Ventures”) no longer believe in the company.’” Marcia, our attorney said to me. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] “Okay, that’s not a surprise,” I responded. Then, before I could say anything else, Marcia said, “I told her (Donald’s lawyer) ‘We have a…
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