Let’s talk about Bismarck and TEDxStanding in Bismarck, North Dakota, I can’t tell you which way is West, but I can tell you that Bismarck is finding their true north.Oct 2, 2018Oct 2, 2018
This Fatal Flaw in Your Messaging is Holding Back Your StartupAs an inventor or founder, you spend years envisioning, building, tearing down, rebuilding, then smoothing out the edges of your…Sep 27, 20182Sep 27, 20182
This 1 Thing Can Help You Either Build or Destroy Trust During Your PitchAs an investor, I’ve sat through countless long-winded, technical pitches. Only after the founder has spent 10 minutes explaining his…Sep 24, 2018Sep 24, 2018
5 Reasons You May Not Want to Apply to That Corporate Startup AcceleratorIn the beginning, there was Y Combinator.Aug 9, 20181Aug 9, 20181
The secret to helping VCs remember your startup after the meetingWhen you look at the numbers, the average venture firm will meet face to face with at least 500 different startups in order to find the 10…Aug 1, 2018Aug 1, 2018
Hey CTO, here is the best pitch advice I can give youAs a technical leader or founder, we are hard wired to deliver a pitch in a very specific way. We lay out the foundational knowledge that…Jul 19, 2018Jul 19, 2018
Should you sell with fear or love?“If you want someone to take an action, influence with love. If you want someone to stop doing something, influence with fear.”May 15, 2018May 15, 2018
4 Key Tactics for Business NegotiationsBusiness is a world of compromise and negotiation. Everyone comes to the table with their own goals and priorities in mind and, ideally…Apr 27, 2018Apr 27, 2018
When the stakes are high, what’s your pitch strategy?High stakes presentations are a necessary part of a successful business whether you are pitching to a group of investors, selling to the…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018