Sweat the Details

Steve Jobs was famous for his insane attention to detail. The fonts had just to be right. The hinges on a MacBook needed to provide just the right amount of stiffness. The color of the original iMac had to be just the right blue (in case you’re wondering — it’s bondi-blue; named after the famous…

First Followers

As a society we have a tendency to talk about leaders and the virtues of leadership. And yet — the crucial piece we’re missing is celebrating the first followers.

Without followers leaders are nothing. You can’t lead if you don’t have followers. It takes special people to…

The Money Litmus Test

Next time you meet an entrepreneur ask her what she would (or will) do when her company turns a profit.

A lot of entrepreneurs won’t have an answer as they have no idea when or even if their company will turn a profit.

Intros? Yes, but Please Do Them Right!

We have been talking about networking a bunch lately. There is a whole different aspect to it, which a good friend recently pointed out to me:

“Love the thoughts on Networking. And, if you’re the connector be discriminating. Respect the…

Mentor Others

As many of you know — I am very passionate about mentoring. Having a good mentoring session is an incredibly rich experience; you not only learn something new every single time, but also learn a lot about yourself.

Question Everything

Want to know how to find worthwhile problems to solve? Simply start with questioning all the “common wisdom” around you.

It’s pretty crazy how much of our knowledge, routines and procedures are based on institutionalized knowledge. Once you start asking “Why” — Why…