#CEO Podcast: Culture Should be Curious-Are You Inspiring Curiosity in Your Team? (with Corey Thomas)
Corey Thomas isn’t in the role he thought he’d be as Chairman and CEO of Rapid7, but 7 years, a ton of successes, a failure or 3 and an impressive and enviable culture, show that sometimes our paths lead us exactly where we belong.
#CEO Podcast: 7 Books Every Startup CEO Should Read (with David Cancel)
Are you a know-it-all or a learn-it-all? If you chose the latter, you’ll appreciate the top 5 marketing books David Cancel — Founder and CEO of Drift — can’t stop rereading.
Easy is Boring: My 2020 Mantra
Keeping teams motivated is really hard. But, if you are only focused on what amazing thing you can personally do, you are missing the point.
5 Reasons Why CEOs Make Bad Decisions and How to Avoid Them
It’s time to fire my gut.As a CEO, I have a bias for action and often make decisions with my gut.
8 Books I Couldn’t Put Down in 2019
Its like weightlifting for the brain. Last year, I decided to focus on leaders.
Should Your Startup Be Hiring Specialists or Generalists?
Managers love to reward hyper-specialization. But is it better to hire for general problem-solving abilities?
5 Podcasts that Make Me a Smarter CEO
Podcasts can be a great escape from the day-to-day grind of being a CEO. Riding the subway. Walking to the grocery store. Sitting in an Uber. At an airport departure gate waiting for my flight. On an elliptical machine at
5 (New) Learnings from a Recovering #Insurtech CEO
It’s been two years since I have been at the helm of a fast-growing #insurtech startup. I have since moved on to new adventures. But, I have kept up with the pulse of the industry by serving as an advisor
Finding Solitude in Leadership: A 4 Step Recipe
“Crunch, crunch, crunch,” was the sound my gait made as I marched along a distant barren landscape. Here, there were no demanding customers, no competition putting pressure on me. There were no employees anxiously seeking consensus and no investors asking
Becoming Obama: A Memoir
I believe that the life story of everyone on Earth is not just a linear fairy tale with a straightforward beginning and end. Instead, it is a mosaic of mini-stories that come together to create a masterpiece like the work
Laser Focus and Seven Nuggets of Advice for First-time Founders and CEOs
“Four votes for John,” said one of my four co-founders. It was 1997, and we were deciding who among us would be the titular head of our first venture. It was a simple ceremony, no cryptic puffs of smoke through
Great Books To Help Elevate Your Recruiting Game
Any successful CEO will tell you there are three keys to an A-level company: The right strategy in the right market, at the right time; An A-player team that fits with their culture; and financial discipline. Hand-picking the right people