In recent weeks, many of our coaching clients have sought guidance about charting the best course forward in light of the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting market turbulence. As conferences are cancelled and international travel is...

In order for us to show up as a trustworthy leader, we have to set ourselves up to be the best version of ourselves as consistently as possible. Not perfectly -- just as consistently as...

You start with great people who have an accountability mindset, you rally them around an important goal that's much bigger than financial success, you give them the space to try new things and build great...

While there are many reasons companies fail, the most painful one to watch is when a great product can’t achieve customer traction during the crucial “go-to-market” phase. We call this critical period in the company’s...

In our work with high performing CEOs of fast-growth companies, one thing is abundantly clear: Building a highly-successful company is the result of some fairly predictable executive habits. Consistent and regular habits in the C-Suite...

How the Culture of “Killing It” Hurts Founders and Companies Silicon Valley has a problem that not enough people are talking about. Great companies are flaming out or being embroiled in scandals because founders aren’t...

Why do some companies build loyal followings that stick with them for years while others can’t seem to get customers to stick around? Why do some companies seem to have an avid fan-base that evangelize...

“The question I ask myself almost every day is, ‘Am I doing the most important thing I could be doing?’” — Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook All early stage CEOs lament not having enough time...

Jeff was the Founder and CEO of a fast-growing consumer tech company. When the company was still just him, his co-founder, and a few engineers, he got used to doing almost everything. Fourteen hour days...