Maintaining Vision
500,000 visitors, wow. It's been a journey. Thank you! When it comes to building a business or starting a venture, what is vision? What does...
Is a good life and a successful one compatible?
Have you noticed all this focus on the perfect habits of successful people as if the cause for their success can be summed up as...
You have everything you need to be successful
In part 1 of this series I posed the question, are you building something bigger than yourself? "A company needs a core vision, a rally...
Achieve great things
To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time. - Leonard Bernstein Struck by the response I received from...
5 slides from Steve Blank’s course on building a startup worth your time
Last week I finished a course on building a Startup by Steve Blank. The guy is a genius. Here's 5 slides worth your time. (more…)
How not to get market traction in your startup?
Almost everyone has it wrong about how to get market traction in a startup. It doesn't matter if you are bootstrapping your company or have...
How to maintain your focus
It is no secret that keeping ones focus in business is challenging. I've found this especially true in a startup. That uncertain phase after you've...
Innovation is a necessary ingredient for success
Have you ever experienced creative block? You need a good idea and you can't seem to think of one? I used to run a small...
3 simple steps to test the validity of your new tech idea
Without practical business experience, going to conferences and reading books on starting and running a tech business can give people the wrong impression. Starting a...
Most new startups fail because of this
You've heard the expression, "If you build it they will come"? It's a myth and it's a dangerous one at that. Too many startups and...