David DeWolf
Posts from David DeWolf on entrepreneurship, his experience as an angel investor and board member, and important lessons he has learned that fellow entrepreneurs should heed.
Defense wins championships. Why? Because it stifles growth. If your opponent doesn’t score, there is no way for them to beat you. A good defense usually slows the tempo of…
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Great leaders build great teams. Great teams don’t just happen. They are built and maintained deliberately. Over the years, I have found the following guiding principles to play a key…
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John Kealey, CEO of Decision Lens, shared a similar parable to the one below with a room full of CEOs last fall. Â I found it powerful and have thought of…
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I sat down, exhausted, after a week on the road. Six-and-a-half days before, I had wrapped up a board meeting, gave a few last-minute instructions to my EA, and ran…
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As the founder and CEO of 3Pillar, I often get asked, “David, what are the three pillars of 3Pillar?” The name of the company begs the question. When I started…
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One of the unique aspects of 3Pillar‘s core ideology is our stakeholder philosophy. Our stakeholder philosophy defines who benefits from the decisions we make. While many companies manage day-to-day operations…
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3Pillar executive Bobby Christian recently sent me this insight into the various phases of company growth. It’s one man’s perspective, but I found it fairly insightful – and true to…
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My wife and I have bought a new home. In doing so we also decided to sell the old one. As we went through the process, coached by our realtor,…
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Think about it. The first creature to strike out on his own – to decide that working for someone else wasn’t an option – was the devil. He decided that…
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Less than a month ago, Dollar Shave Club launched with a bang. The company, a subscription service that ships razors to your door for a monthly low price, was an…
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