The Founder’s Paradox: How to Make Difficult Work Desirable
Difficult work gets a bad rap. Tough to scope, complex to explain, and hard to deliver — I am sure you can think of some projects that would fit this description. When…
Founder's paradox
In this series, we challenge concepts that may seem contradictory. Healthy organizations thrive by examining conventional thinking and delving deeper.
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The Founder’s Paradox: How Do You Stay Vulnerable When You Achieve Tremendous Success?
One of the strongest materials on Earth is also the lightest. I am talking about graphene — an extremely thin sheet of carbon atoms arranged in two dimensions. It is…
The Founder’s Paradox: How to Create Good Anxiety
Any adventure worth taking involves a bit of risk. Because part of the thrill of doing something new is the knowledge that it has not been done before. For a company…
The Founder’s Paradox: How to Make Time for Strategy in an “Agile” World
“To get off the treadmill.” I once asked a friend why he moved from Silicon Valley a few years ago and this is what he said. But I am not sure there are many places you…
The Founder’s Paradox: The “Future You” Might Not Like the Choices “Today You” Is Making
The guy with the laptop. This is how I am known by one of my kid’s soccer coaches. Let me explain. The kids need to be there before games 45 minutes to warm up. There is…
The Founder’s Paradox: How Do You Give 100 Percent to Every Teammate and Still Let Go?
We are all capable of achieving greatness. But big achievement rarely happens in isolation. You need support from those who have done it before you — as well as…
The Founder’s Paradox: How Do You Grow Really Fast Without Losing Your Soul
It is a paradox every company founder wants to have — growing super fast without losing who you are and what makes the team special.
The Founder’s Paradox: How to Know When to Change Course and When To Keep Going
I love the adventure of travel. I am always looking to see and learn something new about a place and the people who live there. Right now, I am writing this from Italy…
The Founder’s Paradox: The Real Value of Venture Capital
The promises come every day. Some delivered straight to my email, some via LinkedIn messages, some through friends of friends of friends. I will admit — the promises are…
The Founder’s Paradox: How to Work on Vacation and Still Have Fun
The idea of a “vacation” has always somewhat bothered me. Not because I do not like to travel. (I love exploring new places. I am actually writing this post while in the…
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