This blog post is part of a series of leadership lessons that I have learned from 40 years in tech. So much has been said and written about meetings, and this is by no means meant to be a comprehensive guide. But I have seen bad meetings, and bad meeting…

This blog post is part of a series of leadership lessons that I have learned from 40 years in tech Many successful companies are built upon a culture of fear and blame. I worked at one for many years. You can get pretty good results with negative energy. People don’t…

This blog post is part of a series of leadership lessons that I have learned from 40 years in tech. Another short but sweet one. Capturing a company’s core values in writing, and promulgating and evangelizing them, is an important step in scaling a company. And once leaders have an…

This blog post is part of a series of leadership lessons that I have learned from 40 years in tech. This week’s post is short and sweet. The leader of a company always sets the standard for attention to detail. It’s only natural that the rest of the company levels…

This blog post is part of a series of leadership lessons that I have learned from 40 years in tech. I understand why venture capital exists, and I have participated in both sides of the equation. When applied to the right companies, in the right way at the right time…

This blog post is part of a series of leadership lessons that I have learned from 40 years in tech. Ready, aim, fire. In that order. I know this sounds contrary to a lot of conventional startup wisdom and the tropes we all like to glorify, like moving fast and…

This blog post is part of a series of leadership lessons that I have learned from 40 years in tech. I like the WIN framework, which directs you to ask “What’s Important Now?,” to decide where to focus your time and resources, and to defer everything else. At one company…

This blog post is part of a series of leadership lessons that I have learned from 40 years in tech. The words stable and stale look a lot alike. Just pull out that one little ‘b.’ Likewise, there is a fine line between stable organizations and stale ones. Organizations that…

This blog post is part of a series of leadership lessons that I have learned from 40 years in tech. Each post is a quick read that covers one lesson. When you’ve had some success, It’s tempting to make competitive analysis a self-gratifying, ego-reinforcement exercise where you revel in where…