Speaking

The Most Dangerous Place for a Founder: “We’re Still Raising

Imagine you are a founder with six months of runway. You have built the product. You have early traction. You know additional capital could change the future of your company. You expect fundraising to take six weeks. Then six weeks become three months. Three months become six. Your product roadmap […]

I’m about to get a lot of negative feedback.

Why? Because I’m going to be starting to put myself and my biggest project (The Impact Factor Movie) on the firing line. Note: I’m not saying I won’t get lots of positive feedback! I already have received wonderful comments and that won’t stop! Many people are going to LOVE this […]

Event Production and Sales – From the attendee’s perspective

Please by all means SELL something! If you create something valuable that makes something or someone better, then I encourage you to SELL it to someone who needs it — at a price that allows them to profit from it. Not at a price that erases the potential value. Not […]

How I Choose Speakers for My Events

I’ve been selecting speakers for my events for over a decade and to be honest, it would be WONDERFUL to abdicate this important role. Why?  Because I often upset people — with my choices. After all, YOU probably wouldn’t pick the ALL of the speakers I’ve chosen and if you […]