entrepreneurship
Articles
How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others (Without Hating Yourself)
Struck with self-loathing every time you hear of someone else's success? You are not alone.
Hustle Culture and Hard Days: Stop Grinding, Get Back Into Flow
We applaud grit, long-hours, and blowing through walls. But great entrepreneurial work tends to come more from creative insights and thoughtful reflection.
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.
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.
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.
