New The Startup CEO blog post: Good riddance to non-competes startupceo.com/2024/04/good-r… I love that the FTC just bann

We often encourage clients to consider independent board directors with non-traditional experience.

Tune in as Matt Blumberg & Raj Vinnakota, CEO Institute for Citizens & Scholars, discuss whether serving on a non-profit board is good preparation for a for-profit board role: hubs.la/Q02spg3F0

How do you determine which CMO is the best for your leadership team?

Mark Friedman, experienced Chief Marketing Officer, shares the top three questions you should ask before hiring a CMO. Tune in at hubs.la/Q02sfPjV0

Thanks AlleyCorp for the great conversation in today's Daily Bolster, a bit of a walk-through the history of Internet companies in NYC!

Tune into the first of two episodes with Seth Godin - this one only 4 minutes long - to see how The Wizard of Oz fits into the world of business. Hint, as a sales leader I worked with once said, 'the second best answer is a quick no.'

Today’s guest, Rick Gilfillan, is not only a doctor, CEO, and thought leader in the healthcare space, but also Matt Blumberg’s father-in-law! Tune in as they talk about Rick’s transition from family doctor to multi-time CEO in the healthcare space: hubs.la/Q02pBLtS0

New The Startup CEO blog post: Decisions startupceo.com/2024/02/decisi… Happy Leap Day!

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Of all 150+ episodes of The Daily Bolster, this one with Carolyn Everson is my favorite, or at least Top 3. Single best piece of advice for hiring senior executives I've ever heard.

Today, Matt Blumberg welcomes Josh Baer, founder of Capital Factory ⚙️.

They chat about his career, from dorm room SaaS startup to Capital Factory. Tune in to hear about Josh’s love for entrepreneurs, handling acquisition as a CEO, and chasing opportunity: hubs.la/Q02m3kvh0

Thanks Mark Josephson for the reminder that empathy lies at the root of all goodness as a CEO and leader in general!

Re-watching this episode this morning reminded me that some things in business building can't be hurried, and that team members are all here for different reasons and at different seasons in their lives. Overall great advice from my friend and former board member scott petry.

New The Startup CEO blog post: Book Short: Less is More startupceo.com/2024/02/book-s… Subtract: The Untapped Scienc

Fayez Mohamood from Bluecore is one of my favorite scaled CEOs, and our topic today is a great one - how to balance out managing the core while still investing in new things. It's a page out of the Geoffrey Moore 'Escape Velocity' playbook and worth a quick listen!

Jess Schultz advises startups on their sales organizations and processes - listen in for her top tips on getting your first sales hires right, which may be the most important thing a CEO can do after product-market fit!

Quizlet's Matt Glotzbach and I are 'in violent agreement' on best practices for communicating with Boards to help make them more strategic and more important, help make them work for YOU.

I have to fax the IRS something. That's right, fax. I'm sorry, what year is this?

New The Startup CEO blog post: How I Engage with the CBDO startupceo.com/2024/02/how-i-… (Post 4 of 4 in the series on

Thanks Janis Machala for adding great rationale to why CEOs should prioritize a People First culture in today’s episode of The Daily Bolster!

Every founder/CEO should listen to this episode. You might also potentially want to hire Todd Sullivan from Exitwise when the time comes, but his advice today is great. Also a good pairing for me being on his podcast late last year: cashingout.exitwise.com/episodes/matt-…

In today’s episode, Matt Blumberg interviews Jonathan Shapiro about his career, from starting out to becoming a three-time CEO, and then making the move into executive coaching.

Tune in as Jonathan shares the leadership lessons that changed his career: hubs.la/Q02jD-jT0