Rainmaking

Fear (Not)

The other day I spoke to a friend who found herself and her life at a fork in the road: Stay in your current job or quit and follow your entrepreneurial instincts.

We talked about her decision, the arguments which would keep her doing what she’s doing now and the ones which would…

Choose to Matter

All too often we get caught up in the heat of the battle — our desire to be the first to market, beat our competitors, get our customers’ share of wallet, get the better page rank or more social media shares.

Hype (Don’t Believe)

One of the biggest fallacies for startups is founders starting to believe the hype. Too many fine companies fall from grace by inhaling the shit they put out there (and others say about them) too deeply.

You Can Be An Entrepreneur Anywhere

A lot of people believe an entrepreneur is someone who starts a company.

I am not one of them.

I believe you can be an entrepreneur by doing something you are really interested in and excited about, either by…

Life Is Better With Friends

Being an entrepreneur can be a lonely endeavor. You might not have a network of people with whom you can be real. Or you might miss folks who are going through the same stuff as you do — and with whom you can share both your successes and failures. And as generally speaking most…

Passion vs. Purpose

There is a lot of talk these days about “finding your passion”. Common lore holds that when you are following your passion, blissful happiness ensues.

Funny thing is — following your passion might just be terrible advice. Scott Adams, creator of the uber-successful…

How to Negotiate Your Salary

Recently a couple of my friends switched jobs. It’s an interesting dance: You want to find a role which allows you to apply your skills in the best possible way, but also challenges and stretches you a bit, so that it doesn’t become boring. You want to find a company you like…