Here’s your Startup Tip of the Day 🚀 For the majority of new founders I speak with and/or advise, the thought of actually launching a new company is the big ‘thing’ – the culmination of countless hours of work that ends in the launch of a new product, service or experience. But after 4 startups, I …
Here’s your Startup Tip of the Day: It’s easy to be excited when you’re in the trenches of a new startup. The fresh office paint, the new sign hanging outside of your office door, the stack of printed résumés seeking a slice of the dream and an option at equity, and the creation of …
Here’s your Startup Tip of the Day (that no one is going to tell you about but me): Founders, meet Rejection. • From the ever popular, yet unoriginally benign “I think I’m going to pass”, “Thanks, but no thanks”, “This just isn’t a fit for us right now”, and “I think we are …
Here’s your Startup Tip of the Day Happy Wednesday Founders! In traditional corporate finance, you typically learn the 3 most important financial statements: Profit & Loss (P&L) (or Income Statement) Balance Sheet Statement of Cash Flow A Profit and Loss (P&L or Income Statement) will indicate the overall income, cost of goods sold, gross profit, …
Happy Monday Founders! Here’s your Startup Tip of the Day: BUSINESS PLAN – BUILD WITH THE END IN MIND At most Business Schools, they used to teach you to write a business plan and try to predict it all. ………. Let me tell you, startups don’t happen like that. ………. I wrote a 50 page …
Happy Thursday Founders 🙌🏽 ✍🏽Here’s your Startup Tip of the Day: Innovation should never be a siloed appendage; it must be a systemic attribute. What the f*ck does that mean? 👀 Founders and managers, listen up.🤫 💡If you don’t breed entrepreneurial thought & action into every area of your company – from the warehouse packaging …
Happy Wednesday Founders! 💡Here’s your Startup Tip of the Day: Love at First Site What’s the first touch-point of your user or customer to your brand or experience? Often times, it’s your website. So what happens when we spend so much time building the world’s greatest widget, gidget or fidget spinner, and our website either …
Happy Tuesday Founders! 👇Here’s your Startup Tip of the Day: I speak to a lot of founders who have already launched, and are trying to scale as fast as possible but in a profitable way. One of their main challenges is how to increase their sales without sacrificing profitability. So here’s what I show them: …
Happy Monday Entrepreneurs! Here’s your Startup Tip of the Day: “In the middle of every difficulty, lies opportunity” – Albert Einstein For every action, there is a reaction. So when we “pitch” a prospective buyer, a potential investor, a new employee on working for us, there will always be a risk that you hear a …
Over 4 startups I’ve been a co-founder of, there’s been so many moments where I just wanted to throw in the towel, and give up. From tech glitches that caused months of delays, to running out of cash when you least expect it, to deals that fall through when you’re banking on them closing, I’ve …
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