September 2020

Most every founder keeps the exit scenarios and potential windfall tumbling around in the back of their minds during the journey of building and scaling a venture. The volume increases as possibilities (real or not) present themselves – a competitor gets acquired, meeting with a corporate development arm, random neurons firing, etc. I was fortunate enough that, as the acquisition went from...

Thursday nights are usually my most stressful, as I’m dreading my call the next morning. I was recently talking to a friend of mine, a coach to some of the top professionals in their field. He noted that most of his job is about holding an individual accountable to their own expectations. I’ve long felt the same way too about my own experience. While I may have lofty aspirations for...