Interviews

Face-to-face or virtual interviews captured in video, audio or by written means can be invaluable tools for learning about and understanding how successful people considered and took effective action in their life situations.

Interviews are usually conducted by editors of EIX and follow a straightforward format of questions. However, we encourage any member of the EIX community to make an interview proposal. We want to avoid having an interview conducted and then not accepted by EIX. Accordingly, we ask that interviews go through a proposal step before the interview is conducted, using the EIX interview format.


Building a Company Step by Step Ch. 11: Product and Company Positioning

  EIX is featuring interviews that explore the principles outlined in Steve Blank and Bob Dorf's book, "The Startup Owners Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company." Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Jon Eckhardt

Strategies for Keeping Your Family Connected

  In her second interview with Familybusiness.org, Mitzi Perdue shares strategies from her book entitled How to Keep Your Family Connected. This workbook, which complements her book How to Make Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Building a Company Step By Step Ch. 10: Get Out of the Building and Sell

  EIX is featuring interviews that explore the principles outlined in Steve Blank and Bob Dorf's book, "The Startup Owners Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company." Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Jon Eckhardt

Getting Along: Straight Talk from a Family Business Veteran

  Carl Beauregard, former President of Beauregard Equipment, has worked side by side with his father and three brothers, and has 15 younger relatives who could be involved in running the Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Fostering Diversity and Inclusion Can Be Good for Business

Diversity and inclusion programs are being embraced by firms of all sizes everywhere. In this interview, family business Editor Kim Eddleston talks with Professor Michelle Duguid, who runs the Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Building a Company Step by Step, Ch. 8: Introduction to Customer Validation

  EIX is featuring interviews that explore the principles outlined in Steve Blank and Bob Dorf's book, "The Startup Owners Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company." Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Jon Eckhardt

Building a Business Step by Step Ch. 7: Verify the Business Model

  EIX is featuring interviews that explore the principles outlined in Steve Blank and Bob Dorf's book, "The Startup Owners Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company." Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Jon Eckhardt

Building a Company Step by Step, Ch 6: Testing and Pivoting

EIX is featuring interviews that explore the principles outlined in Steve Blank and Bob Dorf's book, "The Startup Owners Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company." This video Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Jon Eckhardt

Lessons From the Perdue and Sheraton Families on Getting Along

Mitzi Perdue is the widow of Frank Perdue and the daughter of Ernest Henderson Sr., a founder of the Sheraton Hotels empire. She also runs a consultancy devoted to family business success and is Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Building a Company Step By Step, Chapter 5: Get Out of the Building

  EIX is featuring interviews that explore the principles outlined in Steve Blank and Bob Dorf's book, "The Startup Owners Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company." This Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Jon Eckhardt