Startup founders with hopes of becoming the next Steve Jobs are being told over and over these days that having a purpose is crucial. This claim isn't entirely new — two years ago, in Marketing News, David Aaker, the father of modern branding,...
5 Ways to Increase Diversity and Drive Your Startup's Success
In August, Snapchat released an
inarguably racist "anime" filter, a buck-toothed image that looked not at all like anime and very much like cartoon yellowface caricatures from the early 20th century. And in July, Facebook released their
annual...
5 Communications Lessons From a Silicon Valley Leadership Coach
Entrepreneurship is stressful. Startup founders are tasked with not only building a business that obtains hockey-stick growth, but also with making sure their teammates, investors, and partners are happy. Along with all of that, founders are somehow...
Firing an Employee for the First Time? Read This.
I’ve worked exclusively for startups ever since I graduated law school. I love the energy, the focus, and the fight. With all those things come setbacks, like the need to let someone go because they aren’t helping the company achieve the success it...
Search for "productivity" at Amazon.com and you'll get over 84,000 results. From books like David Allen's best seller Getting Things Done (GTD) to more recent takes, such as author Chris Bailey's The Productivity Project, there's no shortage of...