Feb 23, 2021Tapestry.so — No code project breakdown of time, costs, and a guide for othersMy partner ( Steve Schlafman) and I recently launched Tapestry, an exercise for founders to invest in their relationships, and it was met with an incredible reaction. One of the most interesting results was the outpouring of support and questions we received around how we built the product, why…Executive Coaching8 min readExecutive Coaching8 min read
Published inThe Startup·Feb 3, 2021Member-onlyTapestry — Weaving Stronger Co-Founder PartnershipsI strongly believe that one of the most important questions you can ask in a well-functioning, growing organization is: “How are you investing in your team’s communication and relationships?” It has also become a great question as an early stage investor and an executive coach. …Executive Coaching6 min readExecutive Coaching6 min read
Jun 11, 2019Member-onlyForcing FunctionsI have always liked the idea of having forcing functions, a forced reason to take action and produce a result, when dealing with most situations. Whether a fundraising event, hiring, or sales/partnership opportunity- these can be especially useful to make all parties move faster. …Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
May 29, 2019Member-onlyOperating Manual (vs. recipe for success)I realized recently that while many are searching for the startup playbook to execute on or the recipe for success, the harsh reality is they don’t exist. …Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
May 21, 2019Member-onlyAberrant Geniuses (aka jerks)In the book Trillion Dollar Coach about Bill Campbell, there is an important section on Aberrant Geniuses. I like this term because he is using it in place of divas (or assholes). …Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
May 10, 2019The Best Social Network is the one you have with youAfter reading the recent Chris Hughes Op-Ed in the NYTimes about Facebook I have been thinking about social networks. …Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read
May 9, 2019Member-onlyRevenue = Resources(I originally drafted this post years ago while at Foursquare an in an effort to share more thoughts I edited for 2019 and bringing this to the surface — enjoy!) [2019 addition] When I first made the switch from BD to sales at Foursquare I learned a very valuable lesson…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
May 2, 2019Member-onlyOwn your metric of successI have been working with early stage founders on sharing their narrative and story with others. One thing that stands out more than anything else is the ability to share their story arc in the context of a metric that they own. …Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Mar 11, 2019TestFlight Reality (or the V2 Founder Problem)I have been continuously hearing the same defensive pushback from founders when hearing critical feedback for about a decade. When a user/investor/stranger says “hey what about X” they are met with the same retort: “It’s fixed in the next build — here let me show you” I called this the…Founders2 min readFounders2 min read
Feb 22, 2019Member-onlyReference ChecksAn essential part of the hiring process for any company are reference checks. They are a great way to get some context on a potential employee and hear from people they have worked for, with, and around over an extended period of time. The typical process is to ask for…Hiring3 min readHiring3 min read
