by Mike Smerklo | Jan 30, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
NOTE: This post originally appeared on Forbes.com As a CEO, smart time management is critical to success. Let me tell you a dirty little secret: It doesn’t always come naturally, especially to entrepreneurs that become executives. When I was just starting out as an...
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 | 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...
by Mike Smerklo | Sep 23, 2015 | Entrepreneurship
In Part Three of this series, I dig into my “secret formula” for being discerning when it comes to recurring revenue businesses as an investment opportunity – and how to apply it to make that revenue STICKY SWEET! In my last post, Feel the Churn, I covered...
by Mike Smerklo | Aug 18, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Five lessons on how mentors can help you keep moving forward on your entrepreneurial journey. When I meet a prospective entrepreneur I have one very simple question that tells me everything I need to know. You might be surprised because it has nothing to do with...
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