Dress for Even More Success

Dress for Even More Success

Oct. 1, 2012 by

They say clothes make the man (or woman)–actually, they don’t.  They only protect the man (or woman) from making a poor first impression. But when you’re occasionally thrust into the spotlight, like my fabulous friend Jim Colby, you may need

Presentation skill #65:  Getting attention for the right reasons

Presentation skill #65: Getting attention for the right reasons

Nov. 23, 2011 by

Last September, the malevolent toadstool you see in the picture on the left thrust its slimy head out of the familiar soil of my front yard.  It got my attention. I have rarely had mushrooms in my garden, and never

How to Raise Money from Venture Capitalists and Other Investors

How to Raise Money from Venture Capitalists and Other Investors

Nov. 4, 2010 by

In a recent article in Harvard Magazine, Amy Cuddy, who teaches at Harvard Business School is quoted as saying that the success of venture-capital pitches to investors apparently turns, in fact, on nonverbal factors like “how comfortable and charismatic you