The truly important things, those that change the course of a life or lives require mastery of a domain, the kind of mastery only happens after Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: Fear of Failure
There is an old Japanese proverb, which goes, “Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” When I first read this as a boy studying Isshin-ryū karate, it Continue Reading
You’re Not Going to Like This | Special Forces and Entrepreneurship
You’re not as valuable as you think you are. Read that correctly. To be fair though, no one is. Evolution optimized us for the propagation of Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship and Personal Accountability
Accountability: it is considerably difficult in today’s globalized world to know what the real cost is for the mistakes the individual makes, mistakes Continue Reading
The Special Forces ODA as a Startup Team
As an investor in startup companies, there is always a difficult balance to be maintained, with respect to what are decisions management must make Continue Reading
So You’re an “Operator”: How Exactly Does That Benefit My Investment?
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on September 9, 2016 ___________________ Having recently ended active duty service with Special Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: Real Leadership is Accidental
In Far Eastern philosophy, there exists a very ancient concept: “The student becomes the master, the master becomes the student - 學生成為碩士,碩士成為學生.” Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship – Team First, Always
Though I played a year of football in high school, for the most part, those sports I participated in growing up were solitary, distance running, Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: 3 Tips for Leading from any Position
It really doesn’t matter your role in a startup, even if in a more established startup with multiple successful Capital raises behind it and formal Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship, and Selecting for Intangibles
Upon reenlistment in the Army after a 17-year break in service and a successful private sector career, I had no idea what Special Forces Selection Continue Reading
On the SpecOps Battlefield and in Business, Don’t “Believe,” Know
Only two types of confidence exist: the artificial and the real. The first is the far more common of the two, arising from either a need to feel Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: The P.A.C.E. Business Plan
To quote one of my more colorful and influential Special Forces instructors during the train up for SF selection, who we will call ‘Mike’, “Have a Continue Reading