Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Frank Oelschlager is the managing director of Ten Mile Square Technologies, a consulting company which helps startups take their products to the market.
Frank shares with us the most common reasons why startups fail, how to communicate with different types of employees, and his executive level time management strategies.
Follow Frank on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/frankoelschlager
Check out Ten Mile Square: tenmilesquare.com/about/leadership
CHAPTERS:
0:19 Frank’s Background (Army, software founder)
2:32 Why We consultants are so valuable
4:35 The Life of a High End Technology Consultant
9:25 Misalignment in companies and individuals
13:51 What CEOs can learn from dog trainers
17:00 Launching products to market
21:19 Are patents relevant anymore?
23:39 What to do when employees aren’t the right fit
26:52 What I learned from rolling 2,000 joints a day
30:39 The 4 types of employees
33:55 Incentivizing employees when you don’t have money
42:08 How to treat the 4 types of employees
51:55 What do you look for when hiring employees
56:06 What is one thing that you believe that most of the world doesn’t?
58:30 Frank gets quantum
1:04:08 Why Frank believes the universe is alive
1:07:55 You have to be an optimist to be an entrepreneur
1:13:06 Where has Serene lived?
1:17:19 Frank’s meditation journey
1:26:46 We geek out about music
1:32:24 Advice on how to get creative projects out there
1:42:59 Frank’s time management system
1:49:36 Exercise and mental health
1:51:48 What books does Frank recommend?
Frank Oelschlager is the managing director of Ten Mile Square Technologies, a consulting company which helps startups take their products to the market.
Frank shares with us the most common reasons why startups fail, how to communicate with different types of employees, and his executive level time management strategies.
Follow Frank on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/frankoelschlager
Check out Ten Mile Square: tenmilesquare.com/about/leadership
CHAPTERS:
0:19 Frank’s Background (Army, software founder)
2:32 Why We consultants are so valuable
4:35 The Life of a High End Technology Consultant
9:25 Misalignment in companies and individuals
13:51 What CEOs can learn from dog trainers
17:00 Launching products to market
21:19 Are patents relevant anymore?
23:39 What to do when employees aren’t the right fit
26:52 What I learned from rolling 2,000 joints a day
30:39 The 4 types of employees
33:55 Incentivizing employees when you don’t have money
42:08 How to treat the 4 types of employees
51:55 What do you look for when hiring employees
56:06 What is one thing that you believe that most of the world doesn’t?
58:30 Frank gets quantum
1:04:08 Why Frank believes the universe is alive
1:07:55 You have to be an optimist to be an entrepreneur
1:13:06 Where has Serene lived?
1:17:19 Frank’s meditation journey
1:26:46 We geek out about music
1:32:24 Advice on how to get creative projects out there
1:42:59 Frank’s time management system
1:49:36 Exercise and mental health
1:51:48 What books does Frank recommend?
