Stock and options for your team

Be careful talking in terms of % ownership! Many people seem to get hung up on what percentage of the company they own at any given time. If you need to sell more shares to raise capital or hire a new person, everyone’s ownership piece of the pie is going to change. It’s crazy-making to…

fail fast startup funding

About Failing

The problem, as I see it, with encouraging failure, while the real message is intended to encourage taking action without fear, see what happens, learn from it and keep going, is still setting one’s goal / intention / expectation as “failure.” Encouraging oneself to “fail fast”, I believe, sends a faulty message.

20 Virtues that Propel Business Success

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. “What you learn after you think you know it all is what counts.” ~ John Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach For those who give you reasons for why businesses fail… When I read a magazine article entitled, “10 Ways to Go Out of Business,” I…

Intrapreneurship

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. You never know what you can deal with until you have to. ~ DeAnna Sodoma, champion wheelchair racer You may not need to venture out on your own when you could do the equivalent just as easily within your present job. Should you jump…