Archive for March 2014
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…
Read More10 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…
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreTo be successful at anything it takes time. The right kind of time.
To be great at anything takes a lot of time. You hear it with every major achievement. Michael Jordan used to practice harder and more intensely than anyone. We’ve heard the 10,000 hour rule for greatness in the book, Outliers. I’m a huge fan of comedians and I love hearing their stories as they talk about…
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