Imagine you are from a foreign county and you are in the United States growing your startup. All of a sudden the city seizes your office space and a major recession hits and you have to lay off a large portion of your company. What would YOU do? Listen to what Benoit did and get a lesson you might not expect.
I share a common mistake that many Founders make and what you can do about it. Hint...it has to do with change. :)
Who among us Founders has not had one of those time periods when someone says something to us that just stops us in our tracks and makes us think more deeply about ourselves. This happened to 2 x Founder Tom Bradbury.
He not only shares how he used what he learned from his first company to create success in his second company, WorkplaceUX, but he also candidly talks about something his daughter said to him that shifted him on his journey From Founder To CEO.
Happy New Year! To kick of the New Year I wanted to help you with a problem that has increasingly made it onto my radar screen...co-founder conflict. In my experience, a large number of startups and scaleups fail because co-founders can't get along, harbor resentment, and generally engage in unproductive behavior and interactions.
I collected the most common conflict scenarios I have seen and share with you 10 actions you can take to confront and resolve conflict between and amongst YOUR co-founders. Please let me know what you think. And, if you have a story or tip you want to share, let me know.
The path from Founder to CEO is very personal. While you are growing your company, you are changing, what you focus on is also changing, and your interests are likely to change. It's very dynamic and it can be hard for a Founder to navigate this process.
Jim knows this all to well. As he describes his journey, "I was trapped a prisoner in my own company." In this candid interview explains what this means and what you can learn too.