by Chris Heivly | Oct 5, 2023 | Founder Tips, My Thoughts
When my son was about 12 or 13 years old, he came into my office and asked a simple question – “Dad, what do you do every day”? At the time, I was CEO of a 7 person software company that served the K-12 education sector. I then shared with him the concept of...
by Chris Heivly | Sep 21, 2023 | Community, Founder Tips
Who, where, and how you get advice may be the difference between making progress or moving in the wrong direction. The art of advice seeking is a skill that lasts forever. Are you wired to seek advice from others? Good advice can shorten time spans, fast track...
by Chris Heivly | Sep 14, 2023 | Community, My Thoughts
If you are one who is more listener than reader, then I have some exciting news and a small but courageous twist (you have to read to the end though). The audible version of my latest book is now available on Amazon. For those not aware, I have spent the last 14 years...
by Chris Heivly | Sep 7, 2023 | Community
A reality distortion field is a term used to describe the ability of leaders to convince their employees to become passionately committed to projects without regard to their overall difficulty or to competitive forces in the market. For startup community leaders...
by Chris Heivly | Aug 31, 2023 | Community, Founder Tips
These questions from founders are the first clues as to where your startup ecosystem probably needs help. Pre-pandemic, I was in both Torino, Italy and Alexandria, Egypt back to back and found myself with entrepreneurs in various Q&A sessions. I find it...
by Chris Heivly | Aug 24, 2023 | Community
Community culture is the foundation for healthy ecosystems – but are they created for founders or by founders? Maybe we can look at how a company culture is created as a guideline. Employees and employers are very conscious of culture in the post-covid...
by Chris Heivly | Aug 17, 2023 | Community
The concept for me was a letter to your startup community from the machine. The prompt for ChatGPT from me: “write a blog post (letter) targeted at bad community actors who try and control everything when they know that it takes a village of all different types...
