Leadership and Management
How to Make a 5X Improvement in Your Productivity
I was leaving the Decathlon Club early one Saturday morning. I had just finished working out, and I was walking to my car. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. Just then, a beautiful woman drove into the parking lot. She had a wonderful smile on her face. All,…
Read MoreWhat Makes Your Great Engineers Great?
I’ve worked with a lot of great engineers over the years. Arguably, these engineers might be the best in their field. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. Of all the great engineers I ever worked with, my favorite was Dave Bingham. Dave was one of the founders of…
Read MoreWhy You Shouldn’t Follow The Lean Startup Methodology?
I was at work when I heard that Steve Jobs died. Vivi, our layout manager, told me her husband (who worked at Apple) called to let her know. I felt sad. I’d only met Steve once, and the encounter was brief. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] Blossom,…
Read MoreCreating A Startup Board Is A Waste
You’re likely to get advice telling you that having a board of advisors will help you get funded. However that advice, however well intended, is wrong. In fact, having a board of advisors could potentially hurt your chances of getting funded. That’s what today’s video is all about. I’ll explain: Why you don’t need a…
Read MoreThe Signs That Your Company Is Going To Fail
I remember walking into the lobby like it was yesterday. I was excited because I was wrapping up negotiations to join the company as VP Marketing. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. I remembered seeing a planter with a dead plant outside. I didn’t think much of it…
Read MoreThe Ten Things Startup CEOs Need For Success
I’ve built several businesses from zero to over $100 million, and I’ve worked with a lot of CEOs to help them grow their businesses too. Over and over again, the successful CEOs I’ve worked with have been able to master the same set of ten core skills. That’s what today’s video is all about. I’ll…
Read MoreHow To Turn Your Pitch Deck Into Your Business Plan
I remember the first business plan I wrote like it was yesterday. I had just joined Maxim Integrated Products, and my boss, the late Ziya Boyacigiller, asked me to develop a plan for Maxim’s Voltage Reference business. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] So I set about developing…
Read MoreThe Five Steps For Scaling Startups
The Five Steps For Scaling Startups How and when to scale a startup is where too many startup CEOs fail. They either wait too long to scale, and their startup loses momentum. Or, the CEO moves too quickly and burns through their cash and the startup fails. I don’t want this to happen to…
Read MoreHow Many People Should You Bring To A Pitch Meeting?
We walked into the big conference room. On one side of the room sat a team of six executives from the company that was going to pitch us this Monday afternoon. We sat on the other side of the table with our backs pointing toward a beautiful view of the Bay Bridge. [Do you want to…
Read MoreThe CEO Pledge To Employees
Thank you again, ideal employee, on everything you continue doing. We could not achieve what we want without you. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. I asked you last time to be loyal, be a positive force, do your best always, recruit your friends, have the company’s best…
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