When you start a company, your job is to sell a vision.
Then you have to go build something that (if you squint) resembles that vision…
Navigating the Storm: A Startup Founder’s Guide to Layoffs Since 2015, the General Partners at Enjoy The Work (ETW) have advised the founders of more than 125 startups. The firm’s
We’re So Bad At This We’re good at setting goals. Reading reports. Providing updates. Solving problems. We’re terribly efficient in Covid times. We wake up, affix our eyes to screens
An Optimal Response I was asked by a founder this week, looking for support, “Any chance you guys have guidance to companies on an optimal black lives matter response?” Short
Pursuit of Perfect Communication Imagine perfect information flow at a startup… The CEO articulates why the business must exist in the world. The leadership team and the entire workforce (via
Relational vs. Transactional Communication Every time a founder interacts with an employee, an opportunity exists to either strengthen or weaken the relationship. Often the result is determined by the type
One-On-One So many of us fear it. We try and strike it from our minds. We look for reasons to delay or even cancel. But then, once again it’s upon
Starters and Finishers: We Need Each Other When a creative idea pops into my head, I’m consumed. All non-autonomic functions are redirected. If you were to see me or engage
Origin Stories I’ve long been curious about why founders start what they start. So I’ve more regularly started to ask, and the stories are incredible. Allow me to share one
How To Protect Your Culture It starts with your team. You have a vision. You have goals. You pursue them. Problems arise. Action is taken. Experiments are run. Solutions are
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