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...

The Five Key Tasks of a Board of Directors

Most first time entrepreneurs don’t understand how corporations are governed, i.e. who is in charge and how they get in charge or stay in charge.  This short article will cover the role and function of a board of directors, corporations’ governing body....

Three Insights About Hiring

I recently read a blog post on hiring by Fred Wilson and it inspired me to capture some of the learnings he has very nicely placed throughout that post.  Now, I don’t often comment on what VCs write or post but this article struck a chord with me as especially...

Three Reasons to Avoid Layoffs

Sustained periods of economic downturn send many small businesses reeling, especially technology startups. Eventually, startups succumb to layoffs.  This is often because many organizations have either been counseled or have been conditioned to think of layoffs as a...