Category: Execution

This article is focused specifically on venture-backed startup CEOs and leaders (rather than small- and medium-sized businesses not focused on raising venture capital.) Here are what I believe are the 10 most important attributes of building an extraordinary venture-scale business. 1. See the world differently This means being a contrarian in an established market or…

The keys to sustained success of every great company can be distilled down to three questions. Highest Contribution Strategy Question #1: Are we as a business working on our highest contribution strategic initiative? Amazon won the battle for the world’s biggest online book store before the company won the right to build Amazon Web Services….

I recently spoke on a panel to help tech professionals find jobs in the era of COVID-19. I realized that the system can be extended to fit a wide range of startup use cases – from recruiting at scale, growing sales, fundraising – or any activity that involves optimizing a network of contacts. It involves…