Leadership

If you funded your startup through outside investment, then this question will come up at some point, “How do I get my money back?” So, what’s your exit strategy? You need to have something planned. You always hear about taking a company public with an initial public offering, or IPO. You put your company on…

Last week I was taking my annual trip to Napa Valley, checking to make sure the vines weren’t rotting (good news—everything still looks great!), when I got an unexpected phone call. It was Rush Limbaugh. Yes, that Rush Limbaugh. I’ve never met Rush before, and I’d never even spoken to him before. But everyone knows…

Business is about more than just making money. Tim Cook of Apple recently spoke about what he sees as the responsibility business has toward society. Martin Dempsey, the retiring Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks about maintaining a balance between caution and paralysis by analysis. Jordan Spieth just completed one of the most…

Earlier this week I received a letter that stirred my soul. It was a message from a man I had never met, but he shared the story of how he met my father, Dallas Tarkenton, and how that meeting had affected his life. My father was a Methodist minister, and in his later years he…

Just over a week ago, I went back to the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the first time since my own induction in 1986. That was 29 years ago. It reminded me of the powerful bond of a team, and that in whatever we do, it comes down to helping other people and building…