There has been much talk these past few years in the venture capital markets, about what works and does not work in early stage funding and exits of technology companies, which seems like a great deal of conflicting noise. Consider what we see and hear: We are told...
I was asked to review the financial projections of an Internet start-up recently, by its CEO. He said his projections were scaling so fast that no one would believe the numbers (or him). He needed to be “more rational” about the growth of the company,...
I heard Vince Thompson of Middleshift speak recently on a panel at Amplify.LA, where we are both mentors. He offered some fine tactics for successful selling that I want to share here. He told us ~ Selling is done is steps: get each small step completed, then move...
In my consulting work with CEOs optimizing their early stage tech ventures, and with expert consultants maximizing their practices, I train my over-committed clients to “work smarter.” Here continues a series of articles sharing some of those tactics....
In my consulting work with CEOs optimizing their early stage tech ventures, and with expert consultants maximizing their practices, I train my over-committed clients to “work smarter.” Here continues a series of articles sharing some of those tactics....
Just this week I said to one of my best clients, “The point of our work together is not to build you your most successful business (although we are doing that too), it is to build you the best life you want, which includes a business that challenges and inspires...