Now, Next and Beyond

Let me start with the most important question: How are you doing?

As many of you, I find myself in a “💩 is hitting the fan”-moment of epic proportions. And we are truly he lucky ones — we have a business which, I expect, will make it through these batshit crazy…

Days are long, years are short and what are you going to do with your career?

Today, I had two (virtual) coffee conversations about the same topic — careers. I am also writing this at the end of, what feels like, yet another long day, a very long week and somehow it is the…

Seek out MAPs

The other day we discussed decision making with a group of executives at a startup. The conversation moved from “how do we ensure we have clear ownership and speedy decision making” to “how do we make sure we make the best possible decisions (in the shortest amount of time)?”

The Soul of a New Company

Over the years I found that, broadly speaking, you encounter two types of startups: On one hand you have companies which are the extension of their founders brain, heart and hands. The companies which live and breath the founders’ ethos and are synonymous with the individuals which…

Competitive Advantage

Over the last few weeks I found myself in multiple conversations about the respective competitive advantage of a bunch…

Time To Go Pro

Make no mistake: The direct and indirect consequences of COVID-19 are heartbreaking, awful and a tragedy.

Alas, as the virus ravages through the world, in many industries and professions it also separates the divas from the pros. Divas need everything to be perfect for the…