Tom Vogel's Blog

Many month-end checklist tasks could be automated, but not this one: Thinking of what the changes since last month mean for your business.

Technology moves faster than any contract can follow. Three real-life examples of why you have to renegotiate your contracts.

Build what’s not urgent. Think without an agenda. Read outside your field. React without rushing. That’s my summer laziness formula.

Starting a business has never been easier. The risks and uncertainties have never been higher. That’s strategic ambiguity in a nutshell.

No amount of hesitation removes the cons of a decision. At some point, you have to jump. Even without knowing all the details.

People call me “Mr. Yonder”. This is down to my enthusiasm for my product, my team, and my work, and it’s one of the most powerful sales tools.

Q told Bond always to have an escape plan. For entrepreneurs, the best escape plan is avoiding escalation beyond what can be repaired.

Out-of-office replies feel harmless. But chain enough of them together and you’ve just killed a deal, a project, or your own career.

Rushing to build what one customer asks for is a trap. Here’s how taking your time leads to better products and stronger demand.

Speed is an entrepreneur’s superpower — until it isn’t. Here are 5 situations where slowing down delivers better results.

End-to-end tests miss the fatal errors. You need the annoying testers who ask the dumb questions to find the real risks in your code.

Generations of entrepreneurs were taught that focus is key. While this is still valid for execution and operations, what about strategy?

Remote work gives professional flexibility to companies and personal flexibility to employees. But you need the right equipment for it.

In the age of artificial intelligence and geopolitics, entrepreneurial success isn’t what it used to be. A plea for the middle class.

Time planning is a paradox. We want to be ambitious, yet we know that delays will occur. Even if we try to do things on time, we usually fail. Why?

Entrepreneurs juggle many hats and projects. On top, tasks from your private life pile up. How can you stay on top of your tasks?

Whether it’s a missing $10 bill at home or a botched SaaS rollout, trust with kids and in business builds slowly and vanishes in a single slip.

Life can be rocky, and backlogs can pile up. But there are strategies to manage high workloads, reduce mental load, and keep customers happy.

Startups and politics are misaligned in many countries. Here are four checks every country needs, using Switzerland as an example.

Instead of complaining, get up and do things, shape your environment, and do more with less. Once you’re there, go and inspire others.

When I was younger, the word “experience” infuriated me. 20 years later, I know that blood, sweat and tears are the price of experience.