Why Does an Entrepreneur That Sold His Business for $340M Shoot His Wife and Kill Himself?

I was shocked when I read this news item on Friday:

“The 46-year-old man found dead in an Eagle house on Thursday morning was identified by the Ada County Coroner’s Office as Matthew Rissell, the former CEO of Idaho-based tech company TSheets. Late Thursday afternoon, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release […]

By |May 7th, 2023|Entrepreneur, Small Business|Comments Off on Why Does an Entrepreneur That Sold His Business for $340M Shoot His Wife and Kill Himself?

Forget About a New Year’s Resolution- Pick A Nudge Word Instead

It’s the time of year that many people make specific New Year’s Resolutions for their personal lives or their small business. I made them in the past but now I really don’t think they are effective.

An article by Tara Parker- Pope in the Washington Post suggested an alternative approach. She says to pick […]

By |January 3rd, 2023|Leadership and Management, Small Business|Comments Off on Forget About a New Year’s Resolution- Pick A Nudge Word Instead

My Small Business Predictions for 2023: Cloudy with Isolated Thunderstorms

As I look forward to what I predict for 2023, I need to first look back. 2022 was a very strange year for small business predictions.

It’s the year we turned perhaps the corner on COVID but then went head first into higher inflation and war in Ukraine. While I got some of my small business […]

By |December 27th, 2022|Small Business|Comments Off on My Small Business Predictions for 2023: Cloudy with Isolated Thunderstorms

Zoho CEO: Navigating Stormy Times Requires a Strong Culture

Well, it’s unofficial: The United States is in a recession after its second consecutive quarterly drop in GDP.

But there is no reason for small businesses to worry since the tools are inside every owner to survive this recession too (again).

This past week, I attended “Zoho Days”, the annual meeting of business analysts and influencers who […]

By |August 1st, 2022|Leadership and Management, Small Business|Comments Off on Zoho CEO: Navigating Stormy Times Requires a Strong Culture