Today I want to honour the entrepreneurs in our world. I know I’m super biased, but let’s put that aside for a second. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, gets better without someone standing up and deciding to make it better. I believe most people go through their day and take for granted that someone, at some point in time, decided
In 2009, I was at a party in San Francisco and had a chance to talk with Keith Rabois about startups and why certain ones succeeded, while others failed. As someone who’s invested and been involved with some of the best companies (Square, Slide, PayPal, etc.), his insights were extremely profound. One of my favourite anecdotes was that most great
Did you know making more than $75,000+/year won’t make you any happier? Most people think that more money will make them happier. It won’t. Being happier comes from within. Most people associate having more “stuff” with happiness. “If I only had a nicer home, car or body, I would be happy.” Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with the “things”
Did you know that the highest paid profession in America is professional speaking? Speakers can earn between $5,000 and $10,000 for a 20 minute keynote presentation. It’s the reason why great entrepreneurs know how to get up and share their message. They indirectly get “paid” by moving employees, partners and communities to engage with their business in a way that
“Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.” ~Dan Dennett I love that quote! To truly feel alive, you need to find something that you love, and you can’t do it for prestige. It requires passion. There’s a great video of Steve Jobs answering the question asked by Kara Swisher, “What’s the number one thing
Business, like many things in life, is a numbers game. Just like in hockey, if you get enough shots on goal, eventually you’re going to score. That’s why I believe, to accomplish anything in business, you should treat it like a funnel. Let me explain by sharing a story: A few months ago, I was advising a startup on their
The #1 thing you can do to grow your business is to invest time taking care of your health. This may sound counterintuitive, but it’s true. The more you invest in your health, the more your business will grow. It’s no different than when you’re on an airplane and they tell you to dawn your own oxygen mask first before
Over the years I’ve had different mentors. There was Brian who I met when I found myself in jail at 16 years old, and others like Gerry who I reached out to 10 years later when I was weeks away from going bankrupt running a $1.2M dollar company. They showed up when I needed them most. Some refer to them
As the world evolves to one of “instant gratification,” it seems that doing business has as well. Even though I believe in moving fast and creating value for customers as quickly as possible, I do believe that we should take a long term view on building a business. Long term means that you invest the time to find the right
Roy Williams once said, “The risk of insult is the price of Clarity.” I truly believe that. Below are 7 questions that I’ve answered on Clarity using our Answers feature and I thought my responses could provide some Clarity (pun intended) for your startup.
