A Modern Parable for Managers: The Three Envelopes
Today I wanted to share a parable that every young manager should read: the story of The Three Envelopes.  I’ve heard multiple versions, but basically, it goes like this… The Three Envelopes Once upon a time, a young entrepren

Five Critical Start-Up Business Practices
What are the most important things you can to do make your business successful?  Everyone has their own list.  I’m sure that textbooks may have their own list but here’s mine. Go fast Faster time-to-market means earlier success or earlier failure. Either of those are preferable to spending (wastin

What’s Your Excuse For Failure?
A friend was once refused the budget for a project that was assigned to him by his boss.  Later, when asked what sort of progress he was making on the project, he replied, “Well, not very much, because the budget hasn’t been approved.” His boss quickly responded, “That’s no excuse.” At first glance, this

Why Is Everyone So Stupid?
Does it seem like you always have to do EVERYTHING in your company? Sure, you should lead by example and roll up your sleeves to help get things done, but do you find yourself asking questions like these? Why do I have to be involved in nearly everything my company does? Why won’t my employees help me cut costs, deliver products on time

Why Customers Don’t Care About Your Product
Your customers don’t care one bit about how great you think your product is. I’ve been in several situations lately where people are trying to sell me a product or service by explaining how super-terrific certain features of their product are and how their implementation of that particular feature i