How to build the right management team
There’s a lot of debate surrounding the right time to bring executive level hires into your start-up. But one thing is clear: how you build your team over the first few years can determine the trajectory of your company more than any other decision you make. There are no right answers here. Every start-up is […]
Company building: how to transition from short-term survival to long-term sustainability
About two to three years post launch, companies typically undergo an interesting transition: they’ve made it through the survival phase and are maturing. It’s time to focus on building a company long term. For most companies, this is a hard transition to make. In the early days, the goals were crystal clear: Survive! Find product-market-fit! […]
Focus your board meetings on the future, not the past
What do your board meetings look like? Do investors focus on their BlackBerries and iPhones while the CEO plods through every slide in the deck? I’ve sat through (and run) more board meetings than I can remember. And the truth is, most board meetings aren’t as effective as they should be. When it comes to […]