5-minute read  |  Read this newsletter online As founders, we need things. Lots of things. Unfortunately, when you bluntly ask for them, you’re unlikely to get them. That’s where stories come in. In today’s issue, we’ll dive into how your business needs differ from story goals—and how this relat...

5-minute read  |  Read this newsletter online Back in the 2000’s, I was filming innovative entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley for a presidential campaign. It just so happened that one of the founders I was interviewing was Drew Houston, founder of Dropbox. I don’t ‘fanboy’ over people often, but I ...

6+minute read  |  Read this newsletter online Sometimes, you just need to get out of the house and attend that networking event—you never know who you’ll meet, what you’ll learn, or what fire might be lit. Thank goodness I decided to go see some guy with a duffle bag full of T-shirts tell his li...