Archive for September 2013
Got an iPhone 5c or 5s? Then Case-Mate (one of my favorite Atlanta companies) has a case for you…and the chance to win a $50 gift card
If I’m going to shamelessly promote a company or product, they need to meet these criteria: I use (and love) the service or product They’re worthy of your time That’s about it. So when my good friend over at Case-Mate asked if I wanted to do a giveaway on my blog for some of their…
Read MoreBoy does it feel good being an entrepreneur again
I suppose one could argue that “being an entrepreneur” is a state of mind and once you are one, you always are one. But after I sold Spunlogic to Engauge in 2008, I felt like I “worked” at Engauge for the next five years until a month ago when we sold Engauge to Publicis. Sure,…
Read MoreDoes failing fast really work in the mobile gaming space?
Failing fast is an almost universally accepted mantra in startup world. We talk about failing fast and failing often. And I’m one of the biggest cheerleaders of this concept (case in point: searching “fail fast” on this blog produces a ton of results). The concept is simple enough. If you spend a massive amount of…
Read MoreWhen we ask about the future, we’re asking the wrong question #bezos
“I very frequently get the question: ‘What’s going to change in the next 10 years?’ And that is a very interesting question; it’s a very common one. I almost never get the question: ‘What’s not going to change in the next 10 years?’ And I submit to you that that second question is actually the…
Read MoreEntrepreneurs must rely on a compass vs. a map
I was getting coffee with a friend of mine recently and we were talking about our entrepreneurial journeys over our careers. He was talking about there being times in your life when you use a compass and times when you use a map. It’s an analogy that I think is incredibly appropriate – particularly for entrepreneurs…
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