What to avoid when you build your first board
Boards make the most important decisions about companies. Hard decisions are often made by individuals with no more than a few dozen hours i
10 important lessons I learned from other people in 2017
The best founders I meet continually listen, learn and act. And though we do all still fall into making the same mistakes others have made (
Leaders: measure what really matters to your business
Measurement is your business navigation system, an ongoing learning process, not a one-off job, a technology or an afterthought. Just becaus
10 mistakes that cost startup founders their companies
Four out of five founder investor backed founder CEOs are forced to step down. But there are things a founder can do to mitigate against too
My tips on raising money for your early stage startup
Do not think of raising money as what you need to do so you can start - think of creating value for a paying customer, or compelling commerc