Category Archives: Execution
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
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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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
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Cultivating Trust as a Business Tool (or Why 5-Hour Meetings Might Be a Great Idea)
If you want to launch a business from scratch, it’s hard to find a better entrepreneurial role model than J.C. Faulkner. J.C. is one of the four core founders whose startup stories I follow throughout my book, and is a … Continue reading
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Enchantment is Like Fitness: A Conversation with Guy Kawasaki
Last Friday, I enjoyed spending time on the phone with Guy Kawasaki, author of the just-released book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions. Many years ago, Guy helped Apple Computer enchant the world as the company’s Chief Evangelist. He … Continue reading
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