In smaller companies, the CEO is often the sole person responsible for running the business, attending to every activity and decision. This means they are also the sole person in charge of the company’s growth. Even in mid-size and larger companies, CEOs and leaders can become so involved in the details that they don’t have […]
Annual planning has a tendency to look very similar across companies. Equally, if you take a look at the advice consultants and other experts tout this time of year, it’s pretty much the same as well. Examine financials and operational data from the past year, make projections, set goals and develop a plan for achieving […]
Before I take you into the specific nature of the growing love between some investors and others and the class of business entity called a benefit corporation, let’s start at the beginning: What is a benefit corporation? According to Wikipedia, a benefit corporation is “a type of for-profit corporate entity authorized by 30 U.S. states […]
I was recently contacted by Victoria Finkle, a business writer for Inc. Magazine, to help analyze the financials of the fast-growing, San Francisco-based tech company, Buffer. Typically, very little financial information can be found on privately held companies like Buffer, but thanks to the company’s ongoing commitment to radical transparency – a core value […]
How often do you sit down and think about who you are as a leader right now, and what kind of leader you want to be in the future? If you’re a CEO on the growth fast-track, it’s likely you consider this quite often – and, if you’re super motivated (and smart), you probably […]
