Entrepreneurship
The Dragon Army brand
It was always important to Ryan and I that we be proud of the brand of whatever company we were going to create. The name needed to mean something to us personally and the “look”, the actually brand, needed to convey the right message. Dragon Army, if you weren’t aware, is a reference to a…
Read MoreF is the new A, which is tough for this A student…
I was fortunate enough to hear Tony Wagner speak at the (co)lab summit this week (a great event by my Leadership Atlanta friends!) and he used a phrase that I hadn’t heard before. He was talking about how universities are embracing the “startup culture” and trying to foster innovation and creativity in their students. He said…
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 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…
Read MoreTen things about being a founder I wish I knew when I first started #blindpost
As I embark on founding a new company, I have become very aware that technically I haven’t done this since 1998 when I started Spunlogic with Raj. We grew Spun to about 75 people, sold it to Engauge, and then I worked at Engauge until we sold it a few months back to Publicis Group.…
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