Start-ups
Teaching an old dog (me) new tricks
I’m constantly studying entrepreneurs (both via media and in person), as well as successful startups and companies, in an effort to continue learning and growing as a CEO. Many of my favorite books are great examples of this. Dragon Army will be a year old in 11 days (September 1st). The amount of things I’ve…
Read MoreGood Will Hunting’s story is a terrific example of the entrepreneurship journey
If you’re a fan of Good Will Hunting (and let’s be real, who’s not?), then you’ll probably really enjoy this story in Boston Magazine about how the movie was made. Ben and Matt went through a LOT to find a way to get the movie done their way, and many aspects of their journey are…
Read MoreInstacart is in Atlanta!
Yes, yes, we all know that Webvan is known to be the “largest dot-com bust in history”. However, I’ve always thought the idea was needed if someone could just pull it off. Ahead of its time, like most great things. And now, perhaps, the future is here. Instacart is in Atlanta and I’m already their biggest…
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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