# Ray Zinn

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Ambitious, but smart goal setting: Goals that force you to grow.

On this episode of The Tough Things First Podcast, Ray Zinn argues that a goal should do more than nudge last year’s number. It should make you look up, lengthen your stride, and reach past what you already know how to do.  Rob Artigo: Today we’re talking about ambitious but smart goal set…

If you Don’t Like to Worry, Don’t Start a Company

Starting a company will keep you up at night — Ray Zinn just won’t let you waste that energy on things you can’t fix. In this episode of Tough Things First, he draws a hard line between concern you can act on and worry that only drains you, and why confusing the two will sink a founder before the …

U.S. National Debt: Causes and Consequences

America’s national debt has crossed $40 trillion, a milestone built by both parties and now charging businesses and families through higher interest, inflation pressure, and a government that spends as if cash were optional. In this Tough Things First conversation, Ray Zinn asks why Washington ref…

Picking a Business Partner

One of the first decisions that can make or break a company is who you start it with. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn discusses why he treats that choice as more consequential than the product itself.   Rob Artigo: Today we’re talking about one of the earliest decisions that c…

You Always Need More Startup Capital Than You Think.

 In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn’s explains why launching on a tight number is like taking off without enough fuel to reach the destination.  Rob Artigo: Ray, today’s topic is one founder’s learned the hard way, you always need more startup capital than you think. You’ve said …

Live as Though You’ll Die Tomorrow, but…

In this Tough Things First Podcast: Is it possible to live as if you’ll die tomorrow, yet plan as if you’ll never die? Ray Zinn has spent a lifetime proving that holding both ideas at once is how you turn today into a company, a culture, and a legacy that outruns you. Rob Artigo: Ray, today’s l…

Why the Calendar Matters

Most people, leaders and founders, treat a plan as something you tighten once the pressure is already on. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn argues the real advantage is decided earlier, in the quiet stretch when nothing is forcing the choice and the calendar still has room to move. R…

The Pivot Plan

The pivot is something entrepreneurs are familiar with as a move that comes when something else fails or is bound to fail. So why should leaders plan a pivot when everything is going great? In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn explains the plan to pivot should come early. Rob Artigo: Ra…

Mastering Discipline

Plan all you want, but if you do not intend to finish you probably lack the discipline to get it done in the first place. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn explores the elements that turn ideas or desires into realities. Rob Artigo: Ray, I hear people talking about discipline, and so…

Never Stop Working

There are no time-outs on the path to excellence. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn, Silicon Valley’s longest serving CEO, discusses longevity and why engaging your body and your brain in some form of work daily will help live longer and have a more satisfying and successful life. Ro…