fundraising 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.
leadership The Away Debacle: Is Judgment the Answer? While the leaders are culpable, might our mob mentality reaction be inhibiting us from changing the systemic issues that encourage this kind of behavior?
startups How to find great advisors for your startup (and avoid the shit ones) 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.
coaching Why I’ve Decided to Start Coaching Startup Leaders I spent 7 years running my last venture-backed startup. I don’t know if I would have survived without the help of the leadership coaches who came alongside me and
leadership The Hardest and Most Important Change You Can Make as a CEO 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.
