First Principles, Part 4: Caring Counts
People don’t care what you know until they know that you care.
Tribe Vibes: The Secret to Avoiding Micromanagement
Micromanagement is a killer. All founders have trouble getting out of the weeds.
Why the Best CEOs Are Curious: A Chat with Corey Thomas
A leader’s job is to create the environment and the context where people can actually do the most, accomplish the most, and teams can be the most impactful.
Cancel All Your Meetings, Except These
It’s not about the meetings; it’s about the right meetings.
Tribe Vibes: 7 Secrets to Creating Magnetic Culture
The culture of a company can easily make or break it. Focus on making yours magnetic.
#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.
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.
Tribe Vibes: Who is In Charge of What?
I have noticed a pattern in the 20 years I have been an entrepreneur, advisor, and CEO. Every time there is something wrong with a company, there is a recurring problem. Either someone is not doing their job, or they
The weFailure
Twenty years ago, on 11/19/99, I sold my first startup. It was a technology company selling something called “Java Beans.” My four co-founders and I had a life-changing experience when a company called BEA Systems acquired our company for over
Antifragile: Building A Company That Goes Beyond Resilience
Slipping on a banana and breaking your hip is fragile. Getting hit by a truck then getting up to walk to your hair appointment is resilient. But, getting one of your arms cut off then growing a new one the
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?