Keeping that Fire in the Belly Feeling
I’ve been mentoring a company founder who is very disturbed to find her normally abundant energy flagging. The 18-month-old business has experienced a lot of external…
The Best Kept Post Kickstarter Secret
Leigh Buchanan wrote an incisive piece about The Grommet and it’s in the current issue of Inc. magazine. I was thrilled to discover that our story is…
46 Million ways that sharing makes the world go round
At a yoga class yesterday, I piloted a plush new rubber mat. Adelaide, the young teacher with choppy hair and leg warmers, asked me where…
Small town + startups = some surprises
I’m flying back from my second foray as a mentor at the Telluride Venture Accelerator. I always feel right at home as soon as I walk…
Three tips for handling the dreaded annual reviews
One day, at my son’s nursery school, I saw that his mail pouch contained his teacher’s mid-year assessment. I read it eagerly. “Expresses ideas clearly.” Check.…
Does entrepreneurship make women unhappy?
I once had this really disconcerting experience of getting rated for a talk I gave. The audience was a group of 60 women in an exec ed course…
Advice for Entrepreneurs: Playing the Long Game
I am posting in its entirety a piece from the Harvard Business School student publication, The Harbus. I wish I spoke as succinctly, in real…
Owner or Employee: Which One Are You?
Speaking at the recent Goldman Sachs Builders + Innovators event Kevin Plank, the founder and CEO of Under Armor, relayed a bit of wisdom that still sticks with me. Plank explained…
High class CEO problems
It’s early morning at the Pacific Ocean. I am writing this from a table barely out of view from the scene above. A waiter just silently adjusted the position of…
MIT student attacked by a leading Boston VC Fund: I wish I were surprised
I can be totally horrified YET completely unsurprised when I see coverage of the dangerously clubby world of venture capital. Here, covered by Xconomy, is…
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