Mike Seidle ...notes from the road

Ever wonder why most startups fail?  They usually meet up with one of the four horsemen:

1. Overestimation of demand. Turns out no one wanted you whiz-bang change the world internet-connected superconducting toilet paper holder.

2. Inadequate cashflow or availability of bridge funding. Either didn't have enough or couldn't keep it when you got it. Oh, and overestimating demand compounds this.
   

Recently I was asked on LinkedIn how upper management demotivates employees and why companies do things that appear to demotivate employees.  Every business owner or CEO I know doesn't like doing things that suck to their employees.  Problem is that it's easy to be a good guy when you are small and growing.  Reality gets in the way the bigger you get because it's hard to get lots of great people.  Turns out though, the real problem isn't that managers are mean, nasty and wa