Fake It Until You Make It? Not for CEOs
February 20, 2019
Recently I’ve heard a lot of people in the startup community discussing “fake it until you make it” for CEOs….
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SXSW Videos on the CEO Role
May 13, 2015
If you’d like to watch my SXSW presentation on the CEO role, here are three of the videos edited into manageable chunks.
The Dangers of Shunning Bureaucracy at All Costs
January 28, 2015
Some CEOs and leaders avoid bureaucracy as too stifling, but are flatter hierarchies necessarily better?
How to transition from founder to CEO
January 22, 2015
I firmly believe that a company founder can become a great CEO with the right knowledge and skills. This is the…
When does the CEO role begin?
October 8, 2014
I’ve been using this graphic to describe the stages of a company in the context of the CEO role. In the first two stages, as founders focus on getting the business off the ground, they are essentially acting as a product manager to develop a viable product and generate some revenue.