Corporate Culture

  • Team Above Self – the Team’s objectives supersede those of the Individual The ninth tenet outlined in Core Values When I was an operational startup executive, I seldom lost my temper in the workplace. However, one of the few things...

    Self-effacing Entrepreneurs Put Their Team Above Their Personal Self-interest

    Team Above Self - the Team’s objectives supersede those of the Individual The ninth tenet outlined in Core Values When I was an operational startup executive, I seldom lost my temper in the workplace. However, one of the few things...



  •  “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw, Irish Playwright, Co-founder, London School of Economics Entrepreneurs must be...

    Entrepreneurs Need The Confidence, Courage And Conviction To Be Unreasonable

     “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw, Irish Playwright, Co-founder, London School of Economics Entrepreneurs must be...



  • Decision Making 101

    “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.”  Roy Disney, American Entrepreneur I recently gave some advice to a software engineer who was trying to decide between two startups. My advice is was not earth...



  • “If I had to, I could clean out my desk in five minutes… and nobody would ever know I’d ever been here. And I’d forget too.” Ryan Howard, the fictional Intern on the TV comedy, The Office Michael Scott, the...

    Why You Should Hire A Gaggle Of Interns At Your Startup

    “If I had to, I could clean out my desk in five minutes… and nobody would ever know I’d ever been here. And I’d forget too.” Ryan Howard, the fictional Intern on the TV comedy, The Office Michael Scott, the...



  • Startup CEO 360-Performance Reviews – The Podcast

    I recently had the pleasure to chat with Firas Raouf, Partner at OpenView Venture Partners regarding my Startup CEO Performance Review articles. If you have not had a chance to do so yet, you may want to scan Part I...