April 23, 2015
3 Things You Should Never Say to Your Boss
It can happen to anyone: You slip and forget who you are talking to, and suddenly you’ve shared way too much information with the boss. Or the boss overhears you saying…
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April 22, 2015
How Successful Entrepreneurs Recover From Big Mistakes
I worked for a VP who once spent half our advertising budget on a big mistake. That’s right. She bought a massive billboard in Silicon Valley along the congested 101…
April 21, 2015
This Startup Built an App That College Students Love
He thought he was ready for venture capital and that they were ready for him. A founder since high school who had launched and sold a successful Spanish networking…
April 21, 2015
The Only Way Clueless Leaders Change
I wrote about The 3 Worst Habits of Clueless Leaders on Sunday. The response was unbelievable and still growing as I write this. It seems that clueless leaders are…
April 20, 2015
4 Major Reasons Startups Fail
On Thursday, I wrote about Why You Should Never Work at a Startup. In that article, I explained how working at a startup may not be the best idea for new graduates, and I…
April 20, 2015
We Just Made Your Product Strategy Even More Visual
Great products are often the result of having a breakthrough plan. Aha! makes it easy to define your strategy by setting product vision, goals, and initiatives for each…
April 19, 2015
The 3 Worst Habits of Clueless Leaders
I worked for a guy who thought of employees as squirrels. I know, because he told a reporter that he often needed to drop into the office “wildfire” to pick them up and…
April 16, 2015
Why You Should Never Work at a Startup
You’re graduating or recently graduated. Congratulations. Here comes the future. And life is really going to get interesting. This is true for graduates this year and…
April 15, 2015
Why It's Easy to Love a Vulnerable Boss
Many thanks to my readers who took the time to read Tuesday’s article, The One Secret of Highly Successful Leaders. In this piece, I explained how successful leaders are…
April 14, 2015
When It's Time To Stop Trying
On Sunday, I wrote about the The One Word Confident People Always Say. The word “no” may be small but it packs a lot of power. When we learn to turn down requests by…