Entrepreneurship
4 steps for young companies moving into their second phase of growth
I was recently meeting with an entrepreneur that went through the Advice For Good program (he donated his time at the Atlanta Community Food Bank and blogged about it, then we set up a time to meet) and we went on a nice walk and talked about his young company. His business is progressing well and we…
Read MoreSome things to think about when making the leap from employee to entrepreneur
While I never considered myself an “employee” while at Engauge (I sold my first company, Spunlogic, to Engauge in 2008 and was there until 2013 as President and a board member), I certainly didn’t feel like an entrepreneur. When I started Dragon Army last September, I felt like I had been re-awakened as I was finally an…
Read MoreQuestion: How do you personally deal with the pressures of getting your business off the ground, trying to sustain/grow, and the responsibility to do so for your investors and employees?
A friend asked me this question recently: How do you personally deal with the pressures of getting your business off the ground, trying to sustain/grow, and the responsibility to do so for your investors and employees? I think the most important aspect of pressure is how you deal with it. I certainly feel a responsibility…
Read MoreLeaders in the Trenches podcast
Podcasts are some of my favorite things to do. So when Gene Hammett asked me to be on his Leaders in the Trenches podcast, I quickly agreed. The podcast is live and in it Gene and I discuss the following topics (I pulled these from Gene’s site): What role does vision play in the work he does? How he…
Read MoreEvery startup should finish this sentence: If we’re not successful it will be because…
Startups focus a lot of time on the things that will make them successful. Their market fit. Their go-to-market strategy. Their differentiator. Their customer acquisition strategy. But perhaps the most important thing a startup can do is identify the reason they might fail and then work hard to make sure that never happens. Startups need…
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