Start-ups
Advice on building and selling a business #podcast
A little while back I was on a Jason Swenk podcast where we discussed selling a business. I talked about building Spunlogic from two guys in a dorm room to selling to Engauge ten years later, and then building Engauge for five years until we sold that business last August. Jason does a great job…
Read More5 Questions For a CEO: James Yancey, CloudTags
This is the tenth installment of my “5 Questions for a CEO” series. The list so far: Raymond King, Zoo Atlanta Devon Wijesinghe, Insightpool Mark Feinberg, Uruut Simms Jenkins, BrightWave Marketing Rob Kischuk, PerfectPost Kyle Porter, SalesLoft Brett Jacobsen, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School Jacqui Chew, iFusion Marketing Joe Koufman, AgencySparks This is an exciting CEO series…
Read MoreEveryone has a right to their opinion…unless, of course, their opinion is absurd and ignorant.
I remember vividly one time I was arguing with my father about the space station. I can’t remember the exact argument but I do remember that I didn’t know what I was talking about and was going only on my perception, but there was no way I was going to back down. I was dug…
Read MoreI’m starting to realize that this one thing might be the most important factor in creating a successful business
Tonight I’m giving the keynote address at the Founder Institute (FI) graduation. FI is “the world’s largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program.” I’ve been a mentor and speaker throughout the current class and I’m excited about getting them pumped up about graduating tonight. As I’ve been reflecting on what to say, while at the same…
Read MoreStartups must envision the end goal if they want any chance of getting there
Some entrepreneurs shrug off the question of where they want their business to end up. “What’s your exit plan?” “I don’t really want to plan that far ahead. It’s unrealistic to try to map that out. We just want to build a great company.” WRONG. I can understand the logic – cart before the horse…
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