4 Reasons Why You Suck at Email

Let’s face it, email is the prevalent communication medium of our day.  Whether you are an entrepreneur, a small business owner, an investor, or a lawyer, you have to come to terms with your inbox.  But the sad truth is that you don’t and your reputation, business...

How to Pitch Your Startup With Impact

Every fall, startup community’s across America, from Silicon Valley to Seattle, Boston, New York and Boulder, come to life with event after event focused on pitching.  No, I’m not talking about baseball, but rather the opportunity for startup founders to stand before...

How to Deliver the Perfect Elevator Pitch

Everyone knows that if you are a startup, you have to have your elevator pitch down cold. It’s what entices prospective partners and investors. Deliver a good one – you’re on your way up. Deliver a bad one and it’s the basement for you. This post presents the elements and content of the perfect pitch so you can make a great first impression.

The One-10-300 Rule

Finding the right lawyer to work with as a startup is a difficult business — there are lots of factors to consider above and beyond what your buddy thinks or which firm’s logo showed up at the last startup event you attended.  So, I devised a little...

Are You Coachable?

Coachability is perhaps one of the most important qualities an entrepreneur can have. Why? Because you don’t know everything. Even if you did, you’ll need help. This is especially true for first time entrepreneurs who have never created their own business...