by Chris Heivly | Jun 1, 2023 | My Thoughts
Macro vs Micro Decision Making, or Is It Macro AND Micro? Which decision-making style is for you? When you are a new CEO you have at least 5-10 juicy decisions to make every day. Each decision carries the burden of both intended and unintended consequences. My simple...
by Chris Heivly | May 15, 2017 | INC, My Thoughts
Great leaders and happy people share this one daily mission. Experts have long proposed that smiling can make you feel happier and decrease stress. I naturally smile all the time (except for that year I was trying to raise $25m for a fund and failed). Smiling feels...
by Chris Heivly | May 3, 2017 | INC, My Thoughts
One single question and your interview answer will set you up for your next job. Whether you are a baby boomer or a millennial or even a Gen X or Gen Y label, you will change jobs somewhere between 7 and 15 times in your lifetime. According to the Bureau of Labor...
by Chris Heivly | May 1, 2017 | Founder Tips, INC, My Thoughts
You have this tool too, you may not know it yet. There are 150 million adults (over the age of 18) in the United States today. Each one of us has individual interests, hobbies, training, and experiences. Sewing. Social investing. European soccer. Machine learning....
by Chris Heivly | Apr 27, 2017 | Founder Tips, INC, My Thoughts
So much selling advice is littered with complexity – here is one simple observation. Every one of us is selling something every day. Sales people are pitching customers. CEO’s are convincing new hires to join the team or selling investors on putting money...
by Chris Heivly | Apr 24, 2017 | Founder Tips, INC, My Thoughts
You know that your vision for the company is critical but you also know that you have to do this CEO thing as well. Last week I met a woman who has been successfully building her company for about 4 years. She is a great startup CEO. By all accounts, she has grown her...