Web 2.0 Investment Opportunities

At the web 2.0 conference here in San Francisco and will be doing a series of posts. I would guess 30% of the attendees are VC / Capital / Investment

Even Steinways get out of tune

What’s the difference between an ethical leader and a business leader? Are they mutually exclusive, a subset of each other, or one and the same? This coming week, I’m speaking

Carly, 2.0

Carly 2.0 was released this week. Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of HP, is on tour for her book, Tough Choices. Yesterday, I went. Are you surprised I went? I

Live is to Choose

My firm is growing, and growing up to be something significant, and so this entry is my reflection on growth and what drives it. On a personal level, I believe

Workforce dynamics

I met with a remarkable executive this week, and she shared a painful thing going on in their management team. Two people are playing some rather competitive games. It’s causing

Alpha Dog: Strategies for Entrepreneurs

This last week, I was on a much, much (MUCH!) needed solo vacation. No client, staff, or family responsibilities. No email, no phones, no computer. Instead, I packed the normal

Getting over ourselves!

We in Silicon Valley try and buy happiness. We believe money brings freedom. We believe seeking happiness through security will fill us up. We believe seeking happiness through status will

Lasso truth and clarity with good effective questions

Attractive, intelligent, strong, and an insightful persona. You might remember her. Throughout the 70’s, there was this superhero show called Wonder Woman. Her powers were derived from “Amazon concentration,” not

5 Lessons As Entrepreneur

This week, Rubicon is about to reach a new economic threshold which represents another level of performance and scale. It’s a small milestone in the scheme of things, but a