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ACTING DECISIVELY - August 17, 2021
Fail fast! Move fast, break things, and learn...rinse and repeat We've heard these classic startup axioms over the years. Founders,...
Shail Paliwal
Aug 17, 20214 min read


THE TOXICITY OF NEGATIVE MINDSETS - August 16, 2021
We’ve seen animations of people who always seem to have a dark cloud over their head, or it’s always raining on them. It’s a humorous way...
Shail Paliwal
Aug 17, 20214 min read


PARTNERING WITH THE RIGHT INVESTORS - July 19, 2021
Congratulations! You decided to launch a business around your brilliant idea, and you’re convinced your company will sell millions of...
Shail Paliwal
Jul 19, 20215 min read


POST PANDEMIC - THE FUTURE OF REMOTE WORK - July 14, 2021
If we say the COVID-19 pandemic became real in mid to late March 2020, then we are now 16 months into it. The impact has been...
Shail Paliwal
Jul 14, 20215 min read


$21 PER SECOND - July 13, 2021
The first tech start-up I was involved with lasted 11 months from start to finish. I joined the company in the second month and was part...
Shail Paliwal
Jul 13, 20214 min read


BOBBY AXELROD VERSUS HARVEY SPECTER - July 12, 2021
I’ve wondered who would win a head-to-head battle between Bobby Axelrod and Harvey Specter. They are the lead characters on two of the...
Shail Paliwal
Jul 12, 20214 min read


E2FI - June 30, 2021
Every company should have guiding principles that drive and govern everything: how decisions are made, how actions are carried out, how...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 30, 20214 min read


THE BRAND POLICE - June 29, 2021
It still makes me smile when I think back to a certain Head of Marketing I used to work with. He had created all of our presentation...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 29, 20214 min read


WHY PEOPLE CHANGE JOBS - June 28, 2021
A company is made up of people - having a great team of people is essential. Hiring and retaining staff is critical to the success of any...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 28, 20214 min read


MY JOURNEY AS A MINOR HOCKEY PARENT - June 25, 2021
Ah, my boy's gonna play in the Big League My boy's gonna turn some heads My boy's gonna play in the Big League My boy's gonna knock 'em...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 25, 20216 min read


SIMON SINEK’S GOLDEN CIRCLES - June 24, 2021
Simon Sinek wrote and released a great book called “Start With Why” in late October, 2009. I had dropped my son off at hockey practice;...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 24, 20214 min read


HIRING PEOPLE TO JOIN THE LEADERSHIP TEAM - June 23, 2021
Over a long career as a business leader and entrepreneur, I’ve had the honour of serving on the leadership team of ten companies. Most...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 23, 20215 min read


TAKING MONEY FROM INVESTORS COMES WITH RESPONSIBILITY & EXPECTATIONS - June 21, 2021
Congratulations! You’ve decided to take your brilliant idea and make a business of it. You’re already in the top one percentile of...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 21, 20214 min read


MY JOURNEY AS A GUITAR BEGINNER (..so far) - June 21, 2021
I was a pre-teen when I first heard hard rock and metal music on the radio. I was hooked! A good guitar riff and a pure rock n roll...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 21, 20216 min read


A PAT ON THE BACK FOR LEAVING THE STARTING LINE - June 15, 2021
You’re hanging out with friends or family and conversation drifts towards someone’s great idea for a business. “That’s an awesome idea;...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 15, 20214 min read


THE HAPPY MARRIAGE OF MARKETING & SALES - June 14, 2021
Like the happy union of two loving people, watching the marketing and sales departments of a company work in unison is a thing of beauty....
Shail Paliwal
Jun 14, 20213 min read


FRIENDS & FAMILY FINANCING ROUNDS - June 14, 2021
Congratulations! You’ve decided to take your brilliant idea and make a business of it. You’re already in the top one percentile of...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 14, 20214 min read


LOTS OF WAYS TO MONETIZE A PRODUCT IDEA - June 9, 2021
I remember watching a clip of Facebook founder & CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying before the US Senate, back in April 2018. Senator Orrin...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 9, 20213 min read


MY MARKETING EPIPHANY - June 9, 2021
“That’s just marketing fluff, no one will care about that or believe it!” I’ll admit it - I used to diss marketing all the time. I...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 9, 20213 min read


PRODUCT MANAGEMENT - THE HUB OF A SUCCESSFUL COMPANY - June 8, 2021
Many new business ventures are based on good ideas and started by smart and capable people. Yet the generally acknowledged success rate...
Shail Paliwal
Jun 8, 20214 min read
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