January 17, 2023
Chasing Growth vs. Choosing Profit
What is more important for a startup — growth or profitability? The truth is that it does not need to be binary. The idea that a company can either grow fast or be profitable is…
Founder's paradox
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June 27, 2022
How To Be Transparent and Withhold Information
The larger a company grows, the more leaders have to think about how and what they say. Too much transparency can create confusion. Too little transparency can create distrust.…
May 9, 2022
The Damage of FOMO to Your Success
The fear of missing out is very real for many startup leaders. You become hypersensitive to what might happen if you are not involved in a project or trade show or…
February 7, 2022
How To Build Excitement for a Startup When People Are Skeptical
How to convince people to buy your product and join your startup? Here are a few tips: Distill your insight. Share your vision. Answer counterarguments. Be transparent.…
December 27, 2021
How To Tell Someone What They Do Not Want To Hear
It is only natural that we hesitate when we need to tell someone what they do not want to hear. So when you do need to tell a teammate something that you know they will…
November 30, 2021
How To Do Work That You Really Do Not Want To
To-dos will always be there waiting. Before you dismiss something as humdrum, look again. Here are four ways to harness your intrinsic motivation to get work done.
October 18, 2021
The Founder's Paradox: How to Treat Everyone Differently and the Same
It is up to a founder to create a structure with a clear set of values that apply to everyone while engaging with people differently. Everyone should receive the same…
September 27, 2021
The Founder's Paradox: How to Be Grateful Now When the Best Is Ahead
Gratitude for what you have accomplished now and still wanting to achieve more might seem paradoxical — you need the right perspective as a company founder to balance…
September 13, 2021
The Undeniable Truth Hiding Behind the Great Resignation
Is 2021 really the year of the “great resignation?” Something much bigger than career change is taking place — we are in the first wave of pandemic existential crises.
August 30, 2021
The Founder’s Paradox: How to Bootstrap a Big Software Company When Everyone Else Raises Money
The prevailing wisdom is that the first thing the founder of a tech startup should do is to raise money. But bootstrapping for as long as possible gives you the most…
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