What Founders Need Beyond the Lean Canvas
The Lean Canvas is one of the best tools for building a growth company, but it's a planning framework, not a business operating system. Founders need to know what it does well, where it stops, and how to fill in the gaps, to build the complete management toolkit they actually need.
Essential Leadership Skills for 2024: What They Are and Why Every Leader Needs Them
Building a successful startup is one of the hardest challenges you can take on. Read about and develop essential leadership skills for 2024 and beyond, including self-awareness, strategic thinking, and adaptability, to improve your odds of succeeding.
Key Strategies for Business Growth: 10 Steps to Expand and Thrive
This month I discuss effective strategies for business growth, with special emphasis on startups. I cover topics from market penetration to digital transformation. The content will help CEOs and founders develop their own plans to expand and thrive.
What I Need to Know to Make Investor Referrals
These are the six things I need to know to make investor referrals for CEOs and founding team members when we haven’t worked together before. Answering these six questions is also a valuable shorthand for quickly vetting any new business idea.