Author Archives: John Bradberry
ReadyFounder is now Entrepreneurial Performance Labs!
I’m thrilled to announce that ReadyFounder Services and Brice Consulting Group have joined forces to form Entrepreneurial Performance Labs (EPL), a new kind of knowledge-driven firm. To learn more, visit our temporary web site and watch this brief … Continue reading
Posted in Founder, Market, Math
Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, EPL, Growth Leader, John Bradberry, Management, startup, Talent
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For Startups, Feeling Good Is Not the Same as Progress
Note: We recently re-acquired full rights to my book 6 Secrets to Startup Success (AMACOM, 2011) in order to refresh, enhance and re-purpose the content. Below is the first in a series of revised excerpts from the book (new Kindle version available … Continue reading
9 Reasons to Start a Business (and Why All Reasons are Not Created Equal)
“He who has a why can endure any how.” … Continue reading
Posted in Founder, Founder Motivation, Founder Readiness, Purpose/Goals
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Founder Profile 2.0 + Research Opportunity
Strange as it seems, being around 600+ people helps me come up for air and reflect a bit, so here’s a quick update from the floor of the Southeast Venture Conference in Charlotte, NC, where we are proud to serve … Continue reading
Posted in Cognitive Bias, Founder, Founder Readiness, Personality
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The Problem with Absolutes
(This is a revised version of a post I wrote for American Express OpenForum a couple of years ago… ) With much of the world’s work and play taking place online and the rest of our lives moving in … Continue reading
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What Would You Do? The Hidden Cost of Hurriedness
(NOTE: The following is an excerpt from a book chapter I wrote titled “Integrity of Communication.” It outlines a classic social psychology experiment that sheds light on the question: Why do we so often avoid taking the most obvious and … Continue reading
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The Commoditization of Ideas
Had a great time last week working with 50+ students at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kenan Flagler Business School. The students are part of the GLOBE program — an 18 month program bringing together undergraduates from three business schools: UNC’s Kenan-Flagler, Copenhagen Business … Continue reading
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Why Startups Fail at Communication (“Let me close the door”)
The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it. Edward … Continue reading
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Don’t Let Complexity Kill Your Value Proposition
I was working with a senior leader of a Fortune 100 company last week. He was nervous about an upcoming product launch, one that had gotten countless hours of development and a treasure full of capital. Product developers were beaming … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, Decision Making, Execution, Strategy
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Here’s to Sharper Attention and Greater Depth (Update)
I first came across Nicholas Carr’s book, The Shallows, nearly two-and-a-half years ago, in June of 2010, as I was piecing together the last chapter of my own book. When I say “came across,” I mean that I learned about … Continue reading
