Apr 8, 2010
Even with your founding team, you are often isolated in your role of CEO. Yes, it is the time you’ve always longed for, and you are excited and grateful for the opportunity to take your best shot at a new venture (your first or your next). And you are moved by the...
Apr 6, 2010
Chinese taxes on mooncake pastries, Ireland’s exemption for artists, Sweden’s crackdown on webcam strippers, and an attempted U.S. deduction for professional training in witchcraft….a wonderful laugh. Approaching tax day, we need a light-hearted moment or two, and...
Apr 4, 2010
I’ve been watching my clients CEOs, their teams, and prospective CEOs make difficult decisions during the past couple of years, in these unfavorable economic times. Knowing most or all of the perspectives of the players (since everyone seems to tell me everything), I...
Apr 1, 2010
Software as a Service (SaaS) and Data as a Service (DaaS) companies find themselves in need of various kinds of distribution partners to provide their product (or package of technology services) to a wide range of customers that cannot be reached directly. My work...
Mar 26, 2010
I am often approached by entrepreneurs who want me to consult with them on their large visions of change that their skills and (to be developed) technologies can create. This is the spirit of entrepreneuring in its most original, and often lovely, form. Still, the...
Mar 14, 2010
I always hear about the passion of the entrepreneur, and the dedication of the small business owner. I am used to working alongside my CEO clients with long hours, late nights and an impassioned focus on the vision of the company. But every once in a while, I am...
Mar 11, 2010
Recently I have been meeting with various folks, weary of the lull in their current business or lack of work, who want advice on starting a new business as an alternative to continuing their current path (making their current business succeed or finding a job or...
Mar 2, 2010
You are standing over the brownies and strawberries at some networking function, and a likely candidate for interest in buying your product or investing in your company looks across the chocolate chip cookies, smiles, and says, “I’m Ron, CEO of Everything.com. What do...
Feb 18, 2010
Behaving with impeccable manners is one of your strongest strategies. It builds and sustains your reputation, which as an entrepreneur or a consultant is your most valued asset. Your reputation precedes you in all new introductions, with prospective clients, and with...
Feb 11, 2010
During this long recession, getting paid can be tricky, especially if you are an outsider, or if you have lost your status as an employee, and have been hired back as a contractor (part time or full time). Established consultants understand about getting paid (or...
