Entrepreneurship
5 questions for New Story after a month in Y Combinator
I can’t tell you how excited I was when Brett Hagler, CEO and co-founder of New Story (funding life-changing houses for homeless families), told me that they were accepted into Y Combinator (YC). YC is THE premier startup accelerator program in the world, and very few startups make the cut to get into the program. Side…
Read More5 Reasons I’m excited about Switchyards
Tavani hanging out in front of his new Switchyards building Switchyards, Michael Tavani’s latest project, just announced its first batch of startups to join the effort. The Switchyards mantra: Where consumer and design-focused companies grow in Atlanta. Has a nice ring :) I was given a tour of the building (pre-construction) recently and I’m really impressed with…
Read MoreBecoming Steve Jobs
Last week I finished the book, Becoming Steve Jobs. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in: entrepreneurship, Jobs / Apple, or success stories. Below are some of the passages that stood out to me: Most great Silicon Valley startups start out lean and simple. The advantage they have over established companies is the focus…
Read More11 Rules Successful Startups Should Follow #blindpost
This is a #blindpost on the Techcrunch article, “10 Rules Successful Startups Should Follow.” Per the #blindpost rules, I took the headline and wrote my interpretation of it, without reading the article itself. And I added one more for good measure ;) 11 Rules Successful Startups Should Follow 1. Know your customer. And learn your customer…
Read MoreThe power of focus
The talk I gave earlier this week (here were my notes) was to a group of about 20 successful entrepreneurs. They were currently running businesses and the point of the event was for them to hear stories of passion and building momentum. One topic that they asked me a lot about was around focus. I told…
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