July 9, 2020
The Founder's Paradox: How to Help People Think Less to Think More
Venture firms are advising their portfolios to hunker down. The message is clear — cut spending, curtail hiring, reassess everything to extend the runway. Cash levels…
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May 28, 2020
The Founder’s Paradox: The Shame of Failing at Mindfulness
The thrill of achievement is irresistible. It is gratifying to set a goal, work hard to accomplish it, and then start to look forward to what is next. Thinking beyond…
March 17, 2020
The Founder’s Paradox: How to Make Clear Decisions When the Future Is So Cloudy
I never imagined that I would talk with our company about a pandemic. But for many leaders, last week brought the unimaginable. It did for me on Wednesday, which I…
March 5, 2020
The Founder’s Paradox: How to Make Difficult Work Desirable
Difficult work gets a bad rap. Tough to scope, complex to explain, and hard to deliver — I am sure you can think of some projects that would fit this description. When…
January 23, 2020
The Founder’s Paradox: How Do You Stay Vulnerable When You Achieve Tremendous Success?
One of the strongest materials on Earth is also the lightest. I am talking about graphene — an extremely thin sheet of carbon atoms arranged in two dimensions. It is…
December 17, 2019
The Founder’s Paradox: How to Create Good Anxiety
Any adventure worth taking involves a bit of risk. Because part of the thrill of doing something new is the knowledge that it has not been done before. For a company…
October 23, 2019
The Founder’s Paradox: How to Make Time for Strategy in an “Agile” World
“To get off the treadmill.” I once asked a friend why he moved from Silicon Valley a few years ago and this is what he said. But I am not sure there are many places you…
September 23, 2019
The Founder’s Paradox: The “Future You” Might Not Like the Choices “Today You” Is Making
The guy with the laptop. This is how I am known by one of my kid’s soccer coaches. Let me explain. The kids need to be there before games 45 minutes to warm up. There is…
August 27, 2019
The Founder’s Paradox: How Do You Give 100 Percent to Every Teammate and Still Let Go?
We are all capable of achieving greatness. But big achievement rarely happens in isolation. You need support from those who have done it before you — as well as…
July 29, 2019
The Founder’s Paradox: How Do You Grow Really Fast Without Losing Your Soul
It is a paradox every company founder wants to have — growing super fast without losing who you are and what makes the team special.
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