Does your enterprise prioritize people?
Published: Wed, 02/14/24
In my past ventures I have made the mistake of prioritizing the product or the profits over the people. Business can be a force for good when it first…
Life to the Full
Every week we dive deep into growth strategy, relationship building, and becoming the kind of founder that creates impact as a force for good.
Success is a sucky teacher
Published: Wed, 02/07/24
Success is a sucky teacher. Learning from mistakes and hard knocks are painful but part of the process. Have a listen to this honest but hopeful…
Can I see my blindspots?
Published: Wed, 01/31/24
I've made my share of mistakes, in life and leadership. Have a listen to a recent conversation I had with my friend and colleague Vijay about how to…
The “Trust Issues” Issue
Published: Wed, 01/24/24
How well would you do in “the Love Lab?” Psychologist, professor and author John Gottman created a lab to be able to observe married couples in their…
Are there mercenaries amongst your team?
Published: Wed, 01/17/24
“I did not have se with that woman”Some of us are old enough to recall those famous words spoken by a former US president regarding an accusation of…
Hope is not a strategy… but it is the starting point
Published: Wed, 01/10/24
Vijay fondly remembers his days in CPG & retail marketing as he worked with incredibly smart people. Brad has memories of working with some of the…
Who do you think you are?
Published: Wed, 12/13/23
Written by Vijay Krishnan and Brad Pedersen Around 1910, the story goes, the London Times requested essay submissions responding to the prompt “What…
(Don’t) bring the house down
Published: Tue, 12/05/23
Written by Vijay Krishnan, Full Spectrum Perhaps Jenga has been such a universal hit because, somehow, this simple game has tapped into the universal…
Use things, love people (not vice versa)
Published: Thu, 11/16/23
Written by Vijay Krishnan, Full Spectrum In chapter 8 of StartUp Santa we e plore the quality of life quadrant to better understand the dynamic…
zoe or just bios?
Published: Wed, 11/08/23
In chapter 2 of StartUp Santa, the real Mystery of Monopoly is revealed by e ploring how a game that is supposedly focused on greed actually has so…