Startup Tip: Both Leadership AND Management Are Important

As some of you saw in my video from last week (Startup Tip – Leadership is Not Management) leadership and management are not the same. But, successful companies – and especially successful technology startups, need to have both leaders and managers. The need for management becomes more important as the startup matures. In this 4 minute video, I talk about the stages of a startup, from birth of the idea to a startup’s second year, and the points when you need leadership, management, or both.

Startup Tip: Leadership Is Not Management

Many people confuse leadership and management. It’s important for entrepreneurs to understand the differences. They are not the same. I discuss why in this video.

If you want to learn more about the differences between managers and leaders, I recommend you read Mark Suster’s excellent post – What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI.

TED TALK: Dave Logan on tribal leadership

I want to share with you the people who have influenced me.

In August, I reviewed two books: Tribes (Seth Godin) and Tribal Leadership (Dave Logan et al.). If you are an entrepreneur thinking about a startup or already working on one – I highly recommend you read both books, especially Tribal Leadership. Here’s my earlier review. Tribal Leadership has had a profound impact on me – it, more than anything else, has made me a better leader.

Leave a comment and tell me why you want to read Tribal Leadership. I’ll send a free copy of Tribal Leadership to at least one person who comments.

Dave Logan, one of the authors of Tribal Leadership, recently gave a TED talk about Tribal Leadership. It’s a short 16 minute talk. You’ll be thankful that you watched it.

How To Build An Awesome Startup Team – 5 Tips

Most startups fail. Those that succeed have some things in common, including strong teams.

I am very proud of what our small team at crowdSPRING (10 people) has accomplished over the past 16 months. Our community has grown to nearly 50,000 people. Creatives from over 170 countries have helped thousands buyers from over 50 countries with graphic design needs.

In this 4 minutes video, I share 5 tips based on my experience building the team at crowdSPRING. We’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way – here’s your chance to learn from OUR mistakes.

Do you have other tips to add or your own story to tell? Please do so in the comments…