January 10, 2024 must have been an ordinary day for most people, but it was a special day for football. Nick Saban, Bill Belichick, and Pete Carroll – legendary coaches – all left their long-held positions, within a 24 hour span. Per the ESPN article (link in comment), the three coaches’ careers have been intertwined … Continue reading It’s A Small Circle At The Top
New business opportunities can be born when new jobs are born. Job titles like product manager, UX designer, customer success agent, video game streamer, or prompt engineer, haven’t always existed. They’re relatively new. But today there are successful SaaS products and unicorn companies focused on serving these professionals. What new jobs are being born today … Continue reading New Jobs and New Opportunities
Know a company that’s a potential acquirer of your company? Be friendly by all means, but don’t be friends with them. Companies don’t acquire friends. Companies acquire other companies that might jeopardize their future one day. Continue reading Be Friendly, But Don’t Be A Friend
When all things are ~equal, it’s always the team that wants it more badly that wins the series. The 2004 Boston Red Sox. The 2016 Chicago Cubs. Find the startup version of those teams/founders. They can become the next rocket. Continue reading Who Wants It More Badly
In one of the communities I’m in, people shared their own “life dimensions” framework. These came in all kinds of shapes and colors, but after some analysis, it looks like most/all of them could be summarized into these: Happy and successful life is one that’s balanced in all dimensions. Doesn’t mean one needs to spend … Continue reading Life Dimesions
A story of an entrepreneur building a platform for matching high quality talents and clients in a specific vertical. Lessons: Continue reading Start With $0
Overheard: “Soon we’ll all become either a platform provider or a content provider.” Does it sound true? If so, which one you think you will be? Continue reading Platform Or Content
Q: “I’m graduating soon and I’m interested in starting my startup one day. What do I do?” Go work for a Seed/A company. Do everything and learn everything. Grind yourself as if it was your own company. Work 80 hours a week. Most of these companies probably won’t have current openings. So you gotta hustle … Continue reading Go Work At A Startup
Ultimately, people are remembered for one or two things. Messi? Soccer. Warren Buffett? Berkshire Hathaway. Van Gogh? The impressionist who went crazy. I’m sure they, like all of us, have had intricate and complex life stories. But at the end of the day, they’re known and remembered for one thing – their life’s work. They … Continue reading What’s Your One Thing?
Things you shouldn’t do when you’re selling your company: Continue reading When You’re Selling Your Company