One of the hardest parts of leadership is getting comfortable with making difficult decisions with imperfect data. But it’s a critical skill to be able to move your company forward, particularly in an early-stage company. Let’s think about the possible sources of data that could help inform your decision-making process. You have an overworked accounting […]
It’s All A Matter of Perspective
I have a few headshots that I use as profile photos on my many email, Slack, and social media accounts. While most of the photos are your standard, professional-looking headshot, there is one that I sometimes use that is the perfect example of perspective and storytelling through effective editing. Whenever someone sees this photo, they […]
Spaghetti Against the Wall Leaves a Terrible Mess
When nothing seems to be going right within your company. When your cash runway is getting shorter, and your cash burn is getting higher. When your team is searching for answers, and looking to you as the cliff is approaching. One of the worst things you can do during this moment in time is to […]
The Founder Superpower
I was reminded today of one of the great powers in the world of entrepreneurship. The founder superpower that can be used for good or evil. Well, to be clear, not really evil. Unless you consider the wasting of time and money to be evil. Which I suppose I do. It’s often the killer of […]
Happy and Motivated Employees – Part II
Last week I wrote a post about creating an environment to support happy and motivated employees. I used a framework I heard about from Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist and Wharton professor who writes quite a bit on this topic. Adam broke this topic down to three questions we need to answer for employees. Is […]
Happy and Motivated Employees
I was listening to Adam Grant recently, and he outlined a way of thinking about what makes employees happy that really resonated with me. His take was that employees want to know: Is this a safe place to work?Is this a fair place to work?Can I make an impact here? Sounds simple, but I consistently […]
