by Mike Smerklo | Oct 23, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to discuss the ups and downs – and share lots of mistakes I made – in scaling the sales function. Thanks much to James Lattin for moderating this session at Stanford’s Graduate School of...
by Mike Smerklo | Apr 20, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
How a 2×2 Matrix Can Solve Time Management Struggles You’d think that, living in an era of technology-enabled efficiency like we do, it would be simple to manage our time. We have time management apps like Asana and Trello to handle deadlines, reminders, workflows and...
by Mike Smerklo | Feb 22, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Wait! Don’t scroll past this post just yet! Let me be clear: I am *not* here to make a political statement or endorsement. Rather, I want to help you be a better public speaker by thinking about how Donald Trump succeeds behind the podium—regardless of what you think...
by Mike Smerklo | Feb 15, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Seven steps entrepreneurs can take to increase the odds of raising venture capital As an entrepreneur involved with two highly successful full-stack technology businesses, I spent fifteen years curiously wondering how venture capitalists make decisions. When I wasn’t...
by Mike Smerklo | Nov 15, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
(NOTE: This article was written by Tom Taulli based on an interview with Mike Smerklo and published on Forbes on November 5th 2016.) Being an entrepreneur may seem glamorous and exciting. But the reality can be much different. Hey, I talk to many entrepreneurs – and...
by Mike Smerklo | Mar 9, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
For any recurring revenue business, there are seven key reasons why the Customer Success function should report directly to the CEO and NOT the Head of Sales. Customer success has (finally) started to become an established function within SaaS companies. As a startup...
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