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    • First Principles, Part #5: It’s Good to Know Where You’re Going

      First Principles, Part #5: It’s Good to Know Where You’re Going

      February 20, 2023

      Being CEO, First Principles by Mike Mckee, Founding, Leadership, Management

      As a CEO, know where you’re going and, and how you’re going to get there.

    • Tribe Vibes: 7 Secrets to Creating Magnetic Culture

      Tribe Vibes: 7 Secrets to Creating Magnetic Culture

      August 30, 2020

      Being CEO, Culture, Founding, Leadership, Management, Tribe Vibes

      The culture of a company can easily make or break it. Focus on making yours magnetic. 

    • #CEO Podcast: CEO Rule Number 1 — When You Go In, You Must Go All In. (with Dip Patel)

      #CEO Podcast: CEO Rule Number 1 — When You Go In, You Must Go All In. (with Dip Patel)

      August 10, 2020

      Being CEO, Coaching, Diversity, Founding, Leadership, Podcast

      Walking away from a promising career at Lockheed to attend MIT was definitely not in the original plan. But for Dip Patel, it was only the beginning.

    • #CEO Podcast: Culture Should be Curious-Are You Inspiring Curiosity in Your Team? (with Corey Thomas)

      #CEO Podcast: Culture Should be Curious-Are You Inspiring Curiosity in Your Team? (with Corey Thomas)

      July 11, 2020

      Being CEO, Bookshelf, Culture, Diversity, Founding, Leadership, Management, Podcast

      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)

      #CEO Podcast: 7 Books Every Startup CEO Should Read (with David Cancel)

      July 11, 2020

      Being CEO, Bookshelf, Founding, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Mental Models, Podcast

      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.

    • #CEO Podcast:The CEO’s Journey — You Don’t Have to Travel Alone (with Bouzha Cookman)

      #CEO Podcast:The CEO’s Journey — You Don’t Have to Travel Alone (with Bouzha Cookman)

      June 3, 2020

      Being CEO, Founding, Leadership, Management, Podcast

      Being a leader in tough economic times means striking a healthy balance between pessimism and optimism. As CEOs, we have to make tough decisions. We also have to keep up morale. Bouzha Cookman, of Catlin & Cookman, explains how CEO peers group can help.

    • What Fixing my Dishwasher Reminded Me about Entrepreneurship

      What Fixing my Dishwasher Reminded Me about Entrepreneurship

      May 31, 2020

      Being CEO, Founding, Mental Models, Uncategorized

      If you are looking to break into a new industry and lack domain expertise, don’t despair.  

    • #CEO Podcast: The Venture Capital Playbook (with Chip Hazard)

      #CEO Podcast: The Venture Capital Playbook (with Chip Hazard)

      May 15, 2020

      Founding, Fundraising, Podcast, Women

      There are a ton of variables that go into the perfect formula between venture capitalists and CEOs. Fortunately, venture capitalist Chip Hazard offers a detailed and actionable playbook for welding the best CEO/VC relationships.

    • #CEO Podcast: 3 Ways to Master Your Growth as CEO (with Promise Phelon)

      #CEO Podcast: 3 Ways to Master Your Growth as CEO (with Promise Phelon)

      May 6, 2020

      Being CEO, Diversity, Founding, Fundraising, Podcast, Women

      The personal and professional growth experiences of entrepreneurs. Promise Phelon, a serial entrepreneur and author, shares her learnings acquired over the course of her journey as an underdog CEO.

    • What I Learned From My First Exit: A Chat with Ron Fisher

      What I Learned From My First Exit: A Chat with Ron Fisher

      October 13, 2019

      Being CEO, Founding, Fundraising, Interviews

      People think their next amazing business idea is going to be in their head, when you’re sitting in your room by yourself with a journal, totally detached from what you’re working on.

    • Modern Risks, Modern Measures: A Chat with Carey Anne Nadeau

      Modern Risks, Modern Measures: A Chat with Carey Anne Nadeau

      September 22, 2019

      Founding, Insurtech, Interviews, Leadership, Women

      Around the time this article is published, a whopping 7000 people will descend on Las Vegas to discuss the future of insurance. For three solid days, people from all walks of life who have joined the insurtech wave will introduce themselves, network, and fight to get heard in a sea of innovation. It’s all happening

    • What is Entrepreneurship? A Chat with Dip Patel

      What is Entrepreneurship? A Chat with Dip Patel

      September 8, 2019

      Being CEO, Founding, Interviews, Leadership, Life Lessons

        The truth is when you have the combination of these two (thinking and doing) inside you — whether you believe it or not — you are an entrepreneur. (Photo by christian koch on Unsplash) What do home climate control and missile defense systems have in common? A lot. This is what my friend Dip Patel discovered in circa

    • Laser Focus and Seven Nuggets of Advice for First-time Founders and CEOs

      Laser Focus and Seven Nuggets of Advice for First-time Founders and CEOs

      May 1, 2019

      Being CEO, Bookshelf, Founding, Leadership

      “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 an old chimney. While I was happy to have won the election — I wanted to win — I

    • The Magic Wand: A Founding Story.

      The Magic Wand: A Founding Story.

      June 28, 2017

      Bookshelf, Founding, Insurtech, Leadership

      Last summer (August 2016) I sold my second software company. It ended a decade of growth, working with the best co-founders, building a great team, and transforming an industry. The company was in the #insurtech space, a recently formed tech category that is on fire. The most common question I immediately get after people congratulate

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