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…
Category: Essays
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…
Why motivated people are waaaaay more productive
Good entrepreneurs intentionally surround themselves with people and activities that motivate them. We know that to win we need to stick with it when the…
Step by step strategy on how to grow your blog’s traffic
This is a graph of Machiine.com’s web traffic over the last 12 months (April 2012 – April 2013). You will notice that while the number’s…
Islands are the fastest way to kill your startup – how to align your team
There’s a reason rockets are stored in silos. Working on stuff in silos kill startups. I laugh at how we ran things when we first…
Comfortable lives do not lend themselves to extraordinary things
Every day ordinary people live extraordinary true stories. A few weeks ago I met Amanda Lindhout. She’s a smart caring person working hard to raise…
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.
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…