Startup Sales Compensation: When Commissions No Longer Make Sense
Struggling with your startup sales compensation plan? I read a very interesting NY Times article today: For Some, Paying Sales Commissions No Longer Makes Sense This is a great read
Innovation: The Wealthfront Employee Equity Plan
If you don’t read fred-wilson‘s AVC blog regularly, you should. I try to read it every day — it’s well written, easily digestible, and there is always something interesting I
How Biz Stone’s Biggest Mistake Spawned Twitter | TechCrunch
How Biz Stone’s Biggest Mistake Spawned Twitter | TechCrunch “The first, second, third company I went to work for, somehow I screwed them all up. Doing startups is all about
Are you making the most of your long commute?
“If you can cut an hourlong commute each way out of your life, it’s the [happiness] equivalent of making an extra $40,000 a year if you’re at the $50,000 to $60,000
Losing Is Good for You
Losing Is Good for You Awards can be powerful motivators, but nonstop recognition does not inspire children to succeed. Instead, it can cause them to underachieve. I’m starting to feel
Getting You’re Ass Coached
The coaches I hate—that I had a visceral reaction to—were the guys who told me, ‘You’re doing a great job.’ … And allowing me to be as mediocre as mediocre
The Secret to Getting Ahead: Do Your Job
Okay, so admit it — after my preamble about “Ambitious Mondays” you got all revved up like Daniel did in “The Karate Kid” when he heard Mr. Miyagi was going
Be the Honey Badger
Great blog post recently by Roger Ehrenberg (@infoarbitrage) about the importance for start up founders to be like the “Honey Badger“……not just limited to founders though. Any successful entrepreneur knows
