This essay was originally published at schlaf.co. You can subscribe to my posts here. Get to know that beast within Give him love and bring him in No, not an enemy, but a friend — Nick Mulvey, A Prayer of My Own As I dipped into a deep meditative state…

What if I told you that you could have a healthy and trusting co-founder relationship? What if I told you that you could meet any roadblock head-on? What if I told you there were simple practices to create a stronger union with your co-founder? …

2020 has stretched us, unlike any year in history. All of our lives have been upended. We’ve had to cope with COVID-19, social distancing, work from home, the election, economic hardships, and much more. This year has been truly unprecedented. Thankfully, it’s time to turn the page on 2020 and…

(this was originally posted on my blog at schlaf.me) Since I started coaching three years ago, I’ve supported countless founders who have experienced some form of deep and/or prolonged rejection. …

(This post was originally published on my blog at schlaf.me) I recently had an exchange with James Beshara, Founder of Magic Mind and creator of Below The Line Podcast, about having a multi-path career. Embarking on a multi-path career has been a big adjustment for me. Not even a year…

(This post was originally published on my personal site at schlaf.me) At about 6:15 this morning, I completed another rotation around the sun and turned forty-one. Even though I’m relatively young and healthy, typing this number makes me more reflective because I’ve officially landed in midlife. Despite COVID and the…

(This was originally published on my personal site at schlaf.me) Last weekend, Dom Holland, the outspoken and inspirational CEO of Fast, shared the following tweet: I don’t know Domm or his intention behind his tweet, but I couldn’t disagree more with the basic message. This is generally bad advice and…

I wrote this post four years ago but didn’t publish it for a variety of reasons. Every word written below remains untouched and unedited all these years later. As I celebrate my fifth anniversary today, I thought it would be a fitting milestone to finally share my initial road to…

Authors note: I co-authored this post with Romeen Sheth, President of Metasys. It originally was published in TechCrunch. “Peacetime CEO/Wartime CEO” by Ben Horowitz is one of the most commonly cited management think pieces of the last decade. And for good reason. Horowitz has surfaced a fundamental distinction in operating…