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The Perseverance of the Entrepreneur

Aug 10, 2009

I was struck today with some delight at the tenacity of one of my clients.  All of his personal capital is in the business.  His house is at risk.  He has a dynamite product just launching, with proof of concept done, a soft launch completed, and customers pending. ...

Prioritize your time: a simple tactic to begin

Aug 7, 2009

As Fall approaches, I want to get all the administrivia done and put away before the Calvinist work ethic hits after Labor Day, and all our focus goes into work until the holidays at the end of the year.  I can feel the momentum building even as folks disappear on...

Watching your money

Aug 3, 2009

Now, I mean watching your money, not counting it.  Counting it is for pleasure.  Watching it is for vigilance.  This task is right up there with brushing your teeth and making your bed, and it happens in the morning before the rush of business begins.  You don’t brush...

Pitching with ease – the first few minutes

Jul 31, 2009

One of the secrets of successful presentations and public speaking is to gain your ease right at the beginning of the presentation – or beforehand.  One of the best ways to gain your ease is to settle into your own authentic self, and speak from there. Try these...

KISSING your investor documents

Jul 24, 2009

The other morning I was awakened at 6:30 a.m. from a deep sleep (I am a California night person) by one of my clients (a NYC morning person) with an urgent (right now this minute) assignment (it couldn’t have been called a request):  to rewrite the investor summary...