Startup challenges with shipping vs. sacrifices

When you’re building a technology product – whether that’s a mobile app or game, B2B software, or anything in between – there comes a time when you have to ship. You have to get the product in the customers’ hands as soon as possible. In the software space we refer to this as creating the…

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10 things I wish I knew when I sold my businesses

Selling a business is an interesting ride. I’ve had the fortune to do it twice, once to a private equity company and once to a public company. In both cases I learned things along the way that I wish I had known (which is always the case, for example here are 10 things I wish…

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What People Look for in Great Leaders #blindpost

This is a blindpost suggested by @gumboshowjoe (who started a new company recently!). It was posted on LinkedIn by the CEO and Chairman of Lockheed Martin and is titled, What People Look for in Great Leaders. I thought it important to point out that when I write posts like this one, I’m not saying to…

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The mentality required to be a successful entrepreneur

In my post yesterday I referenced the similarities between comedians and entrepreneurs, particularly as it relates to the amount of time that has to be spent in order to be successful. In the podcast, You Made It Weird, where the host interviews Nate Bargatze, they talk about the process of fully committing to being a…

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