Focus Is Required To Accomplish Deep Work

Your email dings.  A new alert from social media pops up and then a coworker IMs you. This all happens within a few seconds of each other.  You lose focus on your task. It seems to you that the quickest way to refocus is to respond to each of these notifications before digging into your […]

4 Ways Startups Can Slay Giants

I’ve spent my career competing against companies 10 to 1000 times bigger than mine. It’s an uphill battle, but here are five rules I’ve developed that will maximize your success against the giants in your industry. Split pins – The “bowling alley” model encourages startups to use one market to knock down the next. Instead […]