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Co-Founder Alignment
Your goals don't have to be identical but they can't be mutually exclusive either.
Your Guide to Two-Day Retreats
A two-day exercise that just might change the way you run your business today and forever.
Founders, Take Back Your Week! (Video)
Wrestle your schedules to the ground and make those calendars work for you - and your teams.
Hey Founder, Are You Pointing Fingers or Learning?
When your project goes sideways, don’t point fingers. Lead a post-mortem.
Nail Your Strategy to Increase Focus and Reduce Fear (Video)
Better planning from the outset will steer founders clear of many problems that can plague them later on.
Lay Out Your Road to Startup Success Like a Game of Dominos (Video)
The key is to think in an 18-month rolling vision process.
Maximize Your Digital Marketing Spend (Video)
The key early on is to emphasize quality over quantity says Ora Organics Will Smelko.
The Five Pillars of Maximizing Your Brand on Amazon
A nuts-and-bolts conversation with Netrush's maestro of online marketing Rob Principe.
Why Founders Need to Know about Business Infancy
Young companies have lots of growing to do. Here’s how you can help them grow up big and strong.
How To Delegate with Clarity and Purpose (Video)
An intuitive and practical tool to help entrepreneurs and founders become better at this important skill.
An Argument for Speaking Unarguably
Giving emotion a seat at the conference table can divide your team, or unite it.
Optionality is Great for Entrepreneurs, Until It Isn’t
3 signs that tell you when it's time to focus on your real story.
Startups Need More than a “Git ‘er Done” Attitude
Don't just hire "doers." Your business also needs thinkers, planners and creators.
Fact vs Story
You need both to grow your startup, but make sure you're building off the facts.
No . . . Not Now
A simple (and strategic) technique for founders with more ideas than they know what to do with.
How One Company Lost and Learned from Doing a Postmortem
A short case study of an actual company whose founders agreed to the blog under a fictitious company name and product.
You Are the Reason, Entrepreneur
Face it founders and entrepreneurs, you are the reason your employees aren't getting it.
Hey Founder, Are You Taking the Simplest (and Least Expensive) Path to Growth?
Founders and entrepreneurs should consider taking the simplest and least expensive path to growth.
DANGER: Watch Out for This When Valuing Your Pre-Revenue Company
Rules of thumb for valuing your business, especially when getting funding from family and friends.
Perfect Pitch: How to Build a Deck that Wows Investors
Your pitch deck should reflect your careful thinking about exactly how new funding will advance your company’s growth to the next level. Leave nothing to the imagination.