Congratulations on the official publication of Lead from the Core, Jay Steinfeld!

“We weren’t there to sell blinds. We were there to become better than we ever thought we could be”. This mantra, expressed by Jay Steinfeld, founder of Blinds.com underscores what it looks like when leaders create a sense of real purpose among their people. Jay’s story of grit, honesty and humor is an inspiration to us all.

My first interaction with Jay Steinfeld came when he introduced himself to me as the founder of a fast-growing, just-past-the-startup-stage company, Blinds.com. Discovery Driven Growth, he said, was a book that had really helped him create the practices of experimentation and learning that led to the phenomenal growth of one of the Internet’s earliest success stories. You can drop in on my Friday Fireside Chat with Jay, recorded just about a year ago, at this link. Jay’s new book Lead from the Core: The 4 Principles for Profit and Prosperity is out today! He was kind enough to send along and dedicate a copy for me.

The stories that seldom are told, which means we don’t learn much from them