19 Years Ago Today
I got an email from Matt Blumberg this morning with the above image that said, “We have been blogging for 19 years. I can remember sitting together above Super Liquor
Matt Blumberg
Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams
Matt Blumberg has a new book out titled Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup
Bolster and the Next Executive Network
Historically, almost everything I do uses a network model. Foundry Group runs as a network. If you take a look at the Foundry Group partner funds or talk to us
Book: Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business
Seven years ago this week, I posted about a new book in our Startup Revolution series called Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business, by my friend Matt Blumberg, then
The Long Arc of A CEO / Investor Friendship
Last week, Return Path announced it was being acquired by Validity My fellow board member Fred Wilson wrote a great history titled The Long Game and Matt Blumberg wrote a
How We Think About Values Versus Deeply Held Beliefs
Matt Blumberg, the CEO of Return Path, has an outstanding post up this morning titled The Difference Between Culture and Values. Go read it, I’ll be here when you get back. If
Hot Seat by Dan Shapiro: A Book Every Startup CEO Should Read
On Saturday, I polished off Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook. I started it last weekend at the tail end of my Weekend Reading on Startup Communities but four books weren’t in me so
Startup CEO Online Class with Kauffman Fellows Academy
tl;dr – If you are a CEO and want to take an amazing online course about being a CEO by Return Path’s Matt Blumberg, sign up for Startup CEO from
What Makes An Awesome Board Member?
Over the past two years I’ve been struggling mightily with the dynamics of “classical VC funded board of directors” and how these boards work. When I hear a VC say