Never ever do something you can’t afford financially or emotionally. That being said, some make emotional decisions over the idea of “free work.” As they say, “nothing in life is free.”
Resources
Why Location is a Top Priority When Launching a Startup
Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need […]
What’s a Cap Table and Why do I Care?
The cap table is a ledger of who owns stock in our company. If you and I are the only owners of the company, there are exactly two entries in the cap table. Easy peasy. But as the company grows, and we start handing stock out to more people, the accuracy of the cap table […]
6 Technology Trends That Will Spawn Countless New Ventures
Data in all formats will soon be the largest source of new opportunities for startups or death.
Where We Are Investing Now: Our Current View on Health and Happiness Science
Since the initiation of Joyance Partners in 2016, our funds have pivoted forcefully toward the emerging science of health and happiness; our investments are now dominated by companies from those areas. We feel this is a shift dramatically in our and our investors’ interests. Health and happiness science is one of the most profound investment […]
10 Ways to Be More Adept at Seeing Around the Corner
How is it that only a few business leaders and entrepreneurs seem to drive exceptional results and disruptive innovation in this rapidly changing market economy (marketquake)? These few seem more adept at executing market and technology turns, not just incremental evolution. They consistently take bold steps to stay ahead of the curve, often contrary to […]
6 Ways Of Telling Your Story That Draws People To You
In my role as a mentor to entrepreneurs and an angel investor, I find that too many are stuck in this myth that a good pitch, and good marketing content, should consist of more product features, and more hype on customer benefits. Naturally, these are important, but real winning content has to start with a […]
6 Steps to Move From Inspiration to Business Reality
As a new business advisor and occasional investor, I get approached regularly by people who have a dream or a new business idea and are looking for support and money to make it a reality. They are usually short on specifics required for execution, so I have to tell them that the idea is the easy […]
6 Keys To Maximizing Your Own Leadership Performance
In my experience as an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs in business, one of the biggest failures I see is a lack of self-leadership. You can’t lead a business to success if you can’t lead yourself. I define self-leadership as the capacity to set direction and make decisions, to positively drive your own performance. Leadership […]
7 Secrets to Leading Others and Enjoying Your Legacy
By default, every one of you who owns a business or manages a team has the title of leader, but in my consulting experience, I find that just having the title doesn’t make most of us a leader. I also find that leaders are made, not born, meaning that we all can grow into leadership if […]
A New Workforce Optimization Algorithm
I was recently introduced to Todd Zaugg, the CEO at Matrix Achievement, a consulting firm that helps companies improve their sales. In our discussions, Todd made it clear that optimizing your workforce is a vital component to maximizing your sales. So much so, that he actually created a workforce optimization algorithm that he believes all companies […]