All human progress operating in service of bettered humanity is a response to one essential question: how do we evolve current knowledge into revolutionary concepts? In my four decades as an inventor, I have often found my response to this question to be one of medically-directed invention.
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Why Selling a Startup Brings No Validation
When I finally exit my startup, am I going to feel that sensation that Tom Brady must feel after he wins Superbowls? Like a ticker-tape parade to my victory, only the ticker tape is made out of $100 bills and my arm falls off from high fiving everyone?
7 Keys to Scaling a Startup into a Thriving Business
For many, it’s hard to make the switch from that top-down order-giving culture, and it’s hard to find the time to recruit and coach the new team members you need to scale the business to success. Many new businesses fail at this stage because they don’t build the required team culture to keep teams engaged and committed, and founders burn out trying to do too much.
When do Founders Get a Raise?
As a Founder, when do I get a raise? Everyone else seems to know that every year we (try) to give everyone an annual bonus, and when market conditions are such, a significant jump. But when does that filter back to my wallet? How do I establish reasonable expectations for myself?
Why Every Startup Needs To Select Customers Carefully
Every smart entrepreneur needs to realize that trying to treat every customer the same, with limited resources, may mean that you are treating them all poorly, or at least limiting your own growth.
Founders Guide to the Secondary Stock Sale
Secondary stock sales have become an increasingly popular mechanism for rewarding the founders who achieved significant growth in their business but what are they? Here’s what you need to know.
Advertising Through The Years: The Evolution of Attention
Traditional advertising has done one thing really, really well over the past 70 years. It’s stolen attention. What I mean by that is, advertising was created to take time away from content consumption and shift it to brand/product awareness. Gary Vee shares more…
6 Keys to Funding Based on Your Marketplace Advantage
Entrepreneurs tend to continually narrow the scope of potential competitors, and often claim to have no direct competitors. This raises a big red flag with potential investors, who conclude that no competitors means no market, or you haven’t looked, and the new startup is likely not investable.
What We Lose When We Sell Our Startup
Is there any downside to selling a startup? I always read the big headlines about how much Founders sold for, but after that, I never really hear from them about how it went. Is there a cost to selling a startup that no one talks about?
Use Google Trends to Track Your Market Share and Success
I am sure many of you have used Google Trends in the past. But, for those of you that are not aware of this terrific tool, now is the time to learn how valuable it can be for your business.
6 Reasons Technical Expertise Does Not Make a Startup
I believe that most entrepreneurs today, at least in the technology domains I frequent, still work in the business (“Technician’s Perspective”), rather than on the business (“Entrepreneurs Perspective”).