Entrepreneurship
Startups should embrace the “bend, don’t break” strategy
Some NFL team defenses employ the “Bend, don’t break” strategy. It means that its acceptable to give small amounts of yardage to the other team, as long as you stop them from scoring (or keep them to a field goal). If you can make it hard for the other team to get 3-4 yards, but concede 2-3…
Read MoreOn getting advice
I find that sometimes the answer is obvious, you just need someone else to tell you. This photo really captures that. Want to know if its windy? Is the rock swinging? Then its probably windy ;) I remember the importance of my advisory board with my first company, Spunlogic. They saved us from making a…
Read MoreA Google Docs interview with Richard Simms, co-founder of Tech Talent South
This is my first “Google Docs” interview, which means I conducted it entirely over Google Docs. I realized that I enjoy interviewing startup friends about their business, but sending them a bunch of questions and having them reply didn’t allow for me to react to their answers, and honestly, if I actually interviewed them over…
Read MoreThat time I was interviewed on NPR
A few weeks back I was interviewed by an old friend, Bill Nigut, on his radio show, Two Way Street. I was honored to be asked and then, to realize I was on the same segment as the great Clark Howard, I was blown away. The segment aired this past Saturday on NPR! Here is…
Read More10 Mistakes I’ve Made So You Won’t Have To – the PDF version thanks to Foundr Magazine
The publisher of Foundr Magazine reached out to me and asked if they could publish my blog post, Ten Mistakes I’ve Made So You Won’t Have To, in their October issue. And they were kind enough to send me a PDF of the article, which they did a fantastic job of making look much better than…
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