Are you here to win? Or are you here to play? Just as we separate fun vs. competitive sports leagues, ensure that both get the support development and enjoyable experience they need and desire, we need the same with startup pitch competitions. Market viability is the...
If you can read this, you've been on the planet long enough to realize that we are our own worst enemies when it comes to achieving our goals. And there is a really helpful and easy process we can use to overcome the obstacles we create, and crush our goals each and...
Welcome to the Heroik Hour Podcast the show where we help established owners get mission ready for life - I’m your host, Nicholas McGill and this is episode 206. And we’re going to talk about what to do when you don’t have a map for your business. Imagine...
Let’s dive right in. Marissa Mayer got a lot of press, hype and buzz when she took over. She was very influential force for women. However, professionally, her strategy was scattered, and her tactics were cherry picked from plays that were over-hyped and poorly...
https://youtu.be/ZozngQzMT4k Disclaimer: Below are the show notes and script that covers the podcast more or less. These notes will be more concise and tight as I find my narrative style and framework for the show. So bear with me. Welcome to THE Heroik Hour Podcast...
https://youtu.be/-vh-R44cokc Below are the show notes and script that covers the podcast more or less. These notes will be more concise and tight as I find my narrative style and framework for the show. So bear with me. Welcome to THE Heroik Hour Podcast and thank you...
Are you struggling with calculating ROI on your big data initiatives? You’re not alone. Many are reluctant to ask their peers about it, others don’t talk about it, but the elephant in the room needs to come atop the agenda, as does the culture that finds it...
Given the complexity and speed of which things change in our lives these days, an adaptive mindset is essential to building a resilient, sustainable and thriving business. An adaptive mindset is a mental attitude of assessing the facts and circumstances of the...
We've all sent them, we've all received them. Nasty-Grams are disruptive, destructive in any relationship and unprofessional but common in the business world. When it comes to abusive and dysfunctional communication, it's important to a healthy practice to...
Technology has enabled a global, always-on market. The speed of disruption is eroding industries that were once rock solid. Consumers have more options than ever before. In fact, they have so many options, that there are entire new industries to help them decide and...
About one third of global crops depend on the cross-pollinating power of bees. More than $15 Billion dollars of crops per year are pollinated by bees in the United States alone. And those bees are in trouble. To provide an analogy of what this problem is like in...
In the wake of the great recession and the rise of the gig economy, an entire industry has been born, supplying distractions to wantrepreneurs. These are the people who want to have all of the fruits of business ownerhsip, but often avoid the core, value creating...
There is a holistic litmus test to see if you're product offers a good value at a good price. Here's a simple rule of thumb: the use/ utility value should exceed the sale price. Customers should get more from your product than they spend on your product. This is what...
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