http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Live01.mp3In this Tough Things First Podcast: Is it possible to live as if you’ll die tomorrow, yet plan as...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Partner01.mp3One of the first decisions that can make or break a company is who you start it with. In...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Capitol01.mp3 In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn’s explains why launching on a tight number is like taking off...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-NationalDebt01a.mp3America’s national debt has crossed $40 trillion, a milestone built by both parties and now charging businesses and families...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Worry01.mp3Starting a company will keep you up at night — Ray Zinn just won’t let you waste that energy...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-GoalSetting01.mp3On this episode of The Tough Things First Podcast, Ray Zinn argues that a goal should do more than...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Mentors01.mp3Hewlett and Packard didn’t just build HP in a garage—they built it because a Stanford professor saw what they...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Repentance01.mp3Most people file repentance under religion and then keep repeating the same expensive mistakes at work, at home, and...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-PersonlEnergy01.mp3In this Tough Things First podcasts, Ray Zinn discusses treating your own time, health, and focus as strategic assets rather...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-WorkEthic-01.mp3Businesses that intend to scale need teams of the right people to do it, but is there a difference...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-FounderCentric01_01.mp3The cult of personality can only do so much. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn explores how...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-InnovationDiscipline01.mp3Disciplined, customer-grounded innovation outperforms “move fast and break things.” In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn discusses how to...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-FocusFilter01.mp3A focus filter is for making better decisions like getting rid of good but not great projects, and creating...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-HiringDeveloping01.mp3How do you attract and grow talent that cares more about becoming better humans than just getting rich? Ray...

In a world obsessed with “growth at all costs,” most companies chase the next funding round while quietly bleeding...