Big Company Syndrome

As you grow your company you will almost certainly hit several stages of the “Big Company Syndrome”:

It starts out innocently enough: Just you and your buddies working out of a garage — with no to little need for coordination, communication flowing naturally and…

On Leadership

We are all leaders. Be it as founders of our startups, in our jobs or in our communities and families. I am obsessed with becoming more aware of my leadership position, refine my leadership skills and, probably even more important, help others to grow.

Brutal Intellectual Honesty

Feedback is crucial. Getting good feedback from peers and mentors is invaluable for your personal growth — and the growth of your company.

When seeking out feedback always request brutal intellectual honesty.

No Maps

There are no maps.

Actually that’s not true.

There are maps. They are just not yours.

Realize that whatever someone tells you, whatever you read, whatever the advice is you get in life (and this includes the words yours truly dishes out)…

Pitch Deck Sunday — Finances

The dreaded finance slide. The one slide which is made up out of one hundred percent pure fantasy. And yet it seems (and is) so important.

Let’s come clean on this first — before we dig into the details: Everybody knows that whatever you write down on…