My Startup Stalled – Now What?
If our startup has stalled, that doesn't mean we’ve given up on it, it just means we have to figure...
Do Founders Need to be Good Managers?
Sometimes Founders do grow into great managers — and sometimes they were great managers already. But the real question is:...
How To Bounce Back From Startup Failure
Startup failure is knowing our friends aren't asking about our startup because they already know we've failed. It's knowing we're...
What’s a Cap Table and Why do I Care?
The cap table is a ledger of who owns stock in our company. If you and I are the only...
The Emotional Cost Of Being A Startup Founder
We don't do a great job of talking about the most important cost of starting a company - our mental...
Will Investors Want to Run My Company?
If I take on investors, will they push me aside and run the company?
Why Should I Avoid Paying People with Equity?
As Founders, we tend to spend equity like it's free — only to come to learn that equity is not...
What’s the Cost of a Toxic Employee?
Nearly every startup deals with a "toxic employee." And every minute we wait to address the issue, we create an...
Will Investors Let Me “Cash Out” on a Future Funding Round?
How do Founders go about getting cash out of their startups long before the startups ever cash out themselves?
When Should Someone Else Run my Company?
With such high stakes and low standards, it's not hard to imagine many startup Founder/CEOs are sitting around wondering "Shouldn't...