KRACH’S articles
Hanging On To Your Integrity In Silicon Valley–Jumping In Over Your Head, Part 2
As I was approaching my 30th birthday, I reached one of those career crossroads that would change everything for me. I had to choose between “safe and successful” or a major leap into the unknown. Ten years earlier, my experience with a challenging internship at GM (read “Running Scared On GM’s Cadillac Assembly Line”) had taught me some of the benefits of “jumping into water over my head.” But now, I was in for an even bigger challenge.
Running Scared On GM’s Cadillac Assembly Line–Jumping In Over Your Head, Part 1
I was 19 years old, and terrified. I’d grown up in Rocky River, Ohio, where my mom taught school and coached the 9th-grade boys wrestling team. At the age of 12, I got my professional start as a welder in my dad’s 5-person machine shop.
How John Chambers Taught Me ‘The Magic Of Silicon Valley’
As I think about the influences that have been most important to me in my career and my life, quite a few come to mind. I really believe you can learn something from anybody, but there are a few people who stand out. There’s my father of course—there are plenty of stories about rocky father/son relationships, but I really loved my dad—everybody did. He ran his own machine shop, where I learned to weld when I was a few years younger than I am today.
Why Values are Key to High Performance Teams
What is a High-Performance Team? The most important part of building a successful organization—whether you’re building a company from scratch, […]
Humility is Your Friend, Ego is Your Enemy
You hear a lot about the importance of humility, but how valuable could this trait really be in the context […]
The Secrets to Landing Your First Customer
Ask Questions, Hold Eye Contact, Don’t Blink The Secrets to Landing Your First Customer It was 1996, in the very […]
The True Definition of Luck: aka “The Frank Wilson Theory”
What Matters Most is Luck. Not!During my battle-tested career I have always heard, “Krach, you are just so lucky.” I look down at the ground and shrug my shoulders and say, “Yah, I guess I’m just lucky” or, “I was just at right place, right time.”I am certainly blessed. Born into a loving family, growing up in the heartland of this great country in a simpler time and humble manner. I learned to appreciate the value of hard work and I grew up with an earnest desire to make a difference in the world.
The Downside of Greed: 90 Percent of Nothing Is Nothing
If you focus on making a bigger pie, you don’t have to worry about the size of your slice. March 16, 2018 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Krach Reminds Sigs the Importance of Living our Values
What are your values? You may not know for certain until you find yourself under pressure of working with someone […]
Krach Gives Thanks to Military Sigs by Creating the Military Sig Pin
Our mission in Sigma Chi is to develop values-based leaders committed to the betterment of character, their campus and their […]
China’s Digital Transformation Is About to Shift Into High Gear
China wants to build its strength in cyberspace, deepen the integration of the internet, big data and artificial intelligence with […]
World Economic Forum: Launching Products Abroad
Whether introducing a new product or a digital category to a country for the first time, all expanding businesses have one thing […]
