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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.
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.
The Away Debacle: Is Judgment the Answer to Leadership Accountability?
Leadership accountability demands more than outrage. Here is what it actually requires.
How to Be a Startup Advisor (Without Doing More Harm Than Good)
The advisory relationship is one of the most helpful and misunderstood relationships in the startup world. Here’s how to get involved if you’re a domain expert and a mensch and why to stay the fuck away from founders if you’re not.
How to find great advisors for your startup (and avoid the bad)
The advisory relationship is one of the most helpful and misunderstood relationships in the startup world. Here’s my personal take on how to get the best out of an advisory relationship from either side.
Startup CEO Coaching: Why I Coach Startup Leaders
Startup coaching is not therapy or consulting. It is a confidential partnership that helps founders make better decisions under pressure. I coach first-time CEOs, venture-backed founders, and startup leaders facing isolation, conflict, or burnout. The work focuses on decision quality, team alignment, and leadership capacity. If you want the story
How to Be a Better CEO, The Hardest Change Great Leaders Make
Tears rolled down my face. I walked down Sandhill Road next to the famous venture capitalist who only days earlier had handed me a generous term sheet. Now, I was telling her my life was falling apart and explaining why she’d likely want to pull the term sheet and work with someone else.
