Before you fully commit to bootstrapping (even if just for a year to validate your market), there are a few important things you should know. There’s...
I was recently chatting with the owner of a bagel shop in my neighborhood, and she told me her daughter had introduced her to ThirdLove’s bras. ...
For the past three years, I've worked with over 200 different founders, executives, public speakers, NYT best-selling authors, Olympians, Grammy-winners, and more, helping them build their...
“Bad shit is coming. It always is in a startup. The odds of getting from launch to liquidity without some kind of disaster happening are one...
At the end of the day, success is always the result of who can adjust to the demands of the market faster. When you’re building a...
Unlimited vacation policy. In-office barber shops. Open-floor plans. Lavish team off-sites. Employers today offer an array of perks, promises, and packages in an effort to both...
Parkinson’s Law says, “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion,” and I’ve seen that to be too true. Company-wide meetings are a huge...
There’s been a lot of conversation about workplace perks in the tech/startup world lately. More and more big companies are offering over-the-top perks. Airbnb gives its...
For longer-tenured employees, new employees joining can feel like a loss of power and responsibility, and it can even feel like being replaced. Scaling a startup...
Processes, protocol, and even day-to-day operations at big companies bear little resemblance to startup life. At startups, change is the only constant. This is a big...