Inside LaunchStreet Podcast

The Power of Customer Validation in a Startup Business Let's get real for a moment. Have you ever had an idea that you thought was brilliant? Maybe it would make a massive impact on your bottom line. Or maybe it would solve your company's biggest challenges? So many of us have had those ideas. So...

A Masterpiece is Created In the Reframing Yesterday someone told me the saddest thing. They said that their boss told them, and I quote, “You need to be more creative. I’m not sure what that means but I know you need more of it.” Ummm, hello — how are you supposed to improve something when...

Managing Change is Good Fun! Do you ever think to yourself, “Wait, that worked for so and so that had the same challenge, why didn't it work for me?” I just had that experience yesterday with something I was working on. WTF right? And I think this is especially true when we are dealing with...

How Validation and Connecting Will Help You Step Into the Light In my travels, I meet a lot of entrepreneurs that claim to have an idea that is going to totally disrupt their category. Sadly, it's rarely the case — sorry, but it's true. But then I met Henry Schwartz, one of the Founders of...

How Validation and Connecting Will Help You Step Into the Light How do you get those that want to stay in the status quo see the light of innovation? Why do some people seem like they fear change? That’s the question, submitted by LaunchStreeter Kelly Foster, that we answer today. My co-pilot, Connie Warden and...

How Keeping an Open Mind and Being More Conscious of Your Thoughts Launch You Toward Success Are you tired of people telling you to be more entrepreneurial or wondering what it takes to adapt in today’s changing marketplace? Me, too! That’s why I had Joni Fedders, the president of Aileron, a national nonprofit committed to...

How Questioning Everything Will Set You Up For Success in Change Management Are you as fed up as I am with all the lip service to change management? We keep talking about it yet most change management efforts fail. That's why I hunted down a few leaders, like Paul Gibbons, author of The Science Of...

Being Mindful of the Peaks and Valleys Will Lead to Organizational Success It’s as if information overload has taken over and I can’t figure out the difference between the noise and the junk. Know what I mean? And then I wonder, how am I supposed to innovate when I have no time or clarity? Our...

Find Out Why NOT Innovating is the Riskiest Thing You Can Do Today Sometimes being an entrepreneur or innovator feels like signing up for a grueling event day after day. So why do it? And how do you do it in a way that feels rewarding and like you are making an impact? That's exactly...

Developing Deeper Connections is a Necessity When Building Leadership Skills Do you ever feel like you are just going through the motions? Or maybe you know there is more potential inside of you that you aren’t tapping. I know we can’t be ON all the time but it wouldn’t it be great to feel energized...