Learn to Lose Fast

Why do we chase after bad ideas and poor business choices, when failure is imminent? Is it our ego, or our need to save face? Why throw good money after bad money? I think it is better to take ownership of our mistakes, learn to lose fast, and … [Read more...]

Thank you

Another birthday under my belt and the sobering notion that age continues to creep up on me, as it does on all of us.  I was touched by the hundreds of messages, phone calls and texts from family, friends, and students, past and present. Thank you … [Read more...]

Words of Wisdom

Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another. — John C. Maxwell … [Read more...]

And Then They Rest….

According to Anand Sanwal, “There’s a lot of fanfare when companies get funded or acquired, but people bury the dead pretty quietly.” The task is complicated by the fact that many failed start-ups don’t actually die — they limp along for years, … [Read more...]