How To Create a Business Playbook™ (aka SOP’s: Standard Operating Procedures) for Your Startup
Are you down with SOP’s? Some call em’ Standard Operating Procedures, I call them Playbooks. If you’re tired of putting out fires in your business, then you’ll need them to […]
3 Basic Steps To Sell Anything
When I started in business I couldn’t sell to save my life. After two failed companies I decided to fix that. My solution? Driving around nights & weekends in my […]
How to Shorten Your Sales Cycle and Avoid Wasting Time
If I asked you to name a credit card company that rhymes with latex…” Could you guess who I’m talking about? Yes? Got it? Good, so now you’ll understand the […]
How to Run a Remote Team – 5 Strategies To Keep Them Productive
Did you know that Slideshare.net built their product in India? Automattic (creators of WordPress) – 2,000 people in a distributed team. Even GitHub (raised $250M+ in funding) has a global […]
Strategic Planning: The 6 Key Elements To Business Growth
“Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.” ~ Jim Rohn (click to tweet) That quote cuts through the noise and sets the foundation for everything else in […]
Why Companies Fail & How To Prevent It
Are you running out of money? Do you have something people want to buy? Do you have a cost effective marketing plan? Do you have the skills to lead your […]
Focus Filters: How To Prioritize a Task List
When I was 26 I spent $150K to hire a business advisor/coach named Stew. It was almost all the cash I had left in my business at the time, but […]
5 Steps That Will Take The Fear Out of Talking With a Mentor
After failing twice in business I decided I needed help from a mentor. The first person I identified was named Larry and he lived 1500 miles away. After sitting on […]
Build Your Startup Team With These 6 Characteristics To Filter Out The Duds
Over the years I’ve been involved in hiring 100’s of people for my companies. In the early days when I started a new project I would just grab whoever was […]
6 Steps To Turn Around ANY Failing Company
I’m the guy that gets the call when a business is in trouble… … when they need a business turnaround from the verge of bankruptcy to a successful business. Friends […]