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So why do CEOs like Elizabeth Holmes lie?

Every New Year’s Eve, my mouth waters for Freedom Soup.

January 2022, man’s most advanced observatory completed its million-mile journey to its final destination. This ONE Thing made it happen.

The basic premise is that you can’t build genuine commitment without conflict…

The journey as CEO is a long one. You won’t be able to rely purely on your god-given raw intelligence for the whole trip.

Imagine for a moment you are the CEO of a fast-growing company; how do you get people to know you fast?

Once, when meeting with the CEO of a new customer, I pulled out a bottle of ketchup and set it on the table. It was the centerpiece of an…

Over several years running a company, you learn to expect these little signals. If you are in the right state of mind, you’ll learn to …

“If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.” — Kobe Bryant

The role of a CEO is not a destination but a journey.

Twenty years ago, on 11/19/99, I sold my first startup. It was a technology company selling something called “Java Beans.”