CEO Guide: Running a Management Team MeetingOf all the meetings I ran as a CEO, the one that made me most nervous was our weekly management team meeting. It was one of the most…Oct 7, 2024Oct 7, 2024
Using stock to pay vendorsNo matter how much funding you’ve raised, it always feels like cash is tight in the life of a startup. And yet, every once in a while, an…Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020
CEO Guide: Offsites that Don’t Suck!Almost all companies host some form of an offsite meeting (regardless of whether the venue is offsite, onsite, or, now in a COVID world…Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020
CEO Guide: Letting go of an executiveOne of the sad truths about building and scaling a high-growth startup is that it’s very unlikely that an existing leadership team will…May 17, 2020May 17, 2020
CEO Guide: Internal CommunicationsGuide to develop an internal communications operating system from daily to annual communications to keep startup teams focusedMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020
CEO Guide: LayoffsTactical guide on planning and executing the painful process of a layoffApr 12, 2020Apr 12, 2020
CEO Guide: Managing tight cash flowGuide for companies with less than 3 months of cash on how to manage cash flow until closing a financingApr 12, 2020Apr 12, 2020
CEO Guide: Board MeetingsA guide for first-time CEO’s on how to plan for and manage board meetings (everything other than the deck).Apr 12, 2020Apr 12, 2020
Should DTC brands sell on Amazon?Is Amazon friend or foe? This is one of the most common questions anyone in e-commerce asks themselves. On one side, Amazon’s incredible…Mar 14, 2019Mar 14, 2019
My 2017 Goal: To help 100 fellow entrepreneursLike many people, I make goals or New Year’s resolutions. However, I almost never tell friends or family about these goals because they are…Dec 30, 20161Dec 30, 20161