The Single Most Important Productivity Hack

There surely is no lack of productivity advice in the world. And particularly as an entrepreneur, productivity (or lack thereof) comes at an especially high price as you don’t have the luxury of steady cashflow in your company, a plethora of resources or…

How to Prevent “Founder Dynamics”

One of the sad truths of startup life is that a good chunk of companies fail due to “founder dynamics” — founders fighting with each other, falling out, losing trust… It happened to me in my first startup and I see it happen over and over again with companies I meet.

Your Number One Enemy is Comfort

A person much smarter than I once said:

Overcoming comfort is like overcoming gravity.

I love that quote. It reminds me of two truths — one frustratingly hard, the other beautifully blissful:

How to Hone Your Vision

Vision. The pixie stardust for startups. The magic ingredient which sets apart the truly innovative and leading companies from the rest. Or so we tell ourselves…

I recently read this wonderful definition of what vision really is (and I am not talking about the…

The Equity Paradox (Keep It and Give It Away)

I recently read this:

Startup founders generally have only ideas, charisma, and equity to work with. Ideas and charisma are cheap, but equity is expensive. To make a startup work, the founder has to divvy out parts of the…

Real Opportunities Live at The Edge

Lately, I have become somewhat obsessed with the question of how companies (and their people) find and develop truly unique, disruptive opportunities. Dismayed by seeing all too many companies creating small, incremental change which does not drive enough value in…