Entrepreneurship
The Pop-Up Advisory Board
Earlier this week, I hit on the topic of co-founders / business partners, and advisory boards / mentors. Today I wanted to address a new concept that I recently tried out: The Pop-Up Advisory Board. A typical advisory board is a group of people that come together on a periodic basis to weigh in on…
Read MoreMentors and advisory boards
Earlier this week I wrote about having (or not having) a co-founder / business partner. Once you’ve figured that piece out, the next step would be making sure you have solid advice from people not working in your company. Mentor(s) My belief is, no matter who you are, you can always use a few good mentors in…
Read MoreShould I have a business partner?
I was asked recently by an entrepreneur, “Should I have a business partner?” She had a young company that was starting to grow, but she was having trouble managing all the moving pieces while still focusing on growth. Her thinking was, maybe a business partner could help alleviate some of the responsibilities and pressure, giving her…
Read MoreImagination is more powerful than knowledge
I’m currently reading two books. Actually, I’m listening to one and reading another. The one I’m reading is the new Steve Jobs book, Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader. The book I’m listening to when I drive or go for a run (via Audible), is Einstein: His Life…
Read MoreVideo of the Charles Brewer / Advice For Good event
Thank you to everyone who attended the Advice For Good event with Charles Brewer on March 2nd. We had close to 100 people attend to hear Charles talk about his story! As some of you know, I was meant to be interviewing Charles but ended up getting very sick that day and asked my good friend, Sanjay…
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