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Founder Relationship Problems: The Unspoken Pain of Co-founder Relationships
Cofounder relationships are at the heart of most startup stories. But like most marriages, there’s as much pain and struggle as joy and collaboration. Often more. Why is no one talking about this?
The Question That Helped Me Discover My Purpose in Life
I thought it would be just another casual Saturday brunch with a friend. Instead, that morning became a turning point in my life. One question, asked on a street corner in Los Angeles, changed the way I understand myself, my work, and the relationships I care about.
Are You Feeling Guilty for Resting? Your Value Is Not Your Output
This time of isolation and slowness has me facing a lifelong message I carry: that my value is tied to my productivity. If I work hard and have output to show for it, I matter and deserve to exist. That message no longer serves me. It might not be serving you either.
Handling Layoffs with Grace
In 2016, we laid off 80% of our staff. The remaining team stuck together, scaled the business, and sold it three years later. Here's how we got through the layoffs and how you can too.
Entrepreneur Loneliness: Founders and Leaders, You Are Not Alone
Entrepreneur loneliness is one of the least talked about yet most universal experiences in startup life. Fear, self doubt, and imposter syndrome affect nearly every founder, but the role makes it hard to admit. If you feel uniquely alone in what you are carrying, you are not.
The Weightiness Every Leader Knows
You aren't alone. One of the defining experiences of being a startup founder was the heaviness I carried at every waking hour. And I see and hear it in every other founder I speak with.
Struggling to Raise Venture Capital? The step you may be missing.
Most founders I meet have a missing step in their plan for raising capital. The result is frustration and isolation.
Weekly Goal Setting: Get More Done and Enjoy Happier Weekends
Weekly goal setting is one of the highest leverage habits a founder or CEO can build, yet one of the least practiced. If your week is driven by fires rather than priorities, and your weekends by rumination instead of rest, this simple Friday ritual is worth trying.
10 Questions Every Cofounder Team Should Discuss
Most early-stage companies fail because of cofounder conflict. Here are 10 questions to help create alignment early.
How to Price Your B2B Product Using Value-Based Pricing
One of my clients emailed me this week asking what to charge her very first B2B customer. It is one of the most common questions I get as a CEO coach. Below is the advice I gave her, along with a broader framework for thinking about value-based pricing at every stage of your startup.
