I’ve said it a thousand times, being an entrepreneur is not an easy task. There are a lot of unknowns and it can be very overwhelming. Many entrepreneurs bring on advisors to give them outside perspective. It can be a very beneficial relationship that helps your company take the next step. There are a few [...]
Entrepreneurship
Quick Reminder To Twentysomething Entrepreneurs
I had dinner the other night with a friend, a fellow entrepreneur from the midwest, living in California, around my age. Our conversation soon turned towards the realities of being an entrepreneur. It wasn’t the conversation you have with your parents or your friends from back home, where you put a positive spin on everything. [...]
You Know You’re an Entrepreneur When…
When you’re presented with a problem you have no idea how to solve, what do you do? A) Do you highlight the major obstacles in a dejected tone and quit? (i.e. “I don’t know how to code” or “I don’t know anyone in the entertainment business”) or B) Do you immediately identify how to overcome [...]
A Quick Post To Start 2012
Happy new year everyone. It’s 2012. Can you believe it? Another year has passed and the optimism of a new year is once again upon us. I’ve got four blog posts queued up right now. But before I make any of these go live, I wanted outline my thoughts on this blog moving forward. I [...]
3 Traits of Successful People
In my quest for professional success, I’ve spent a great deal time studying and observing the career trajectories of the highly accomplished. What I’ve discovered is actually very simple. Successful people come in all shapes and sizes. They work in different industries, fighting for different causes. But regardless of their industry, all successful people have three traits. [...]
Be Extraordinary
I was having a conversation with an advisor the other day about startups. Among other things, we were discussing my mobile venture and I had expressed apprehension about finding funding in the coming year. Aside from the fact the fact that I shouldn’t even be worrying about this (I don’t even have a finished product), [...]
What I Learned From Creating My First Pitch Deck
I recently created my first pitch deck. The objective being to raise seed money to develop a mobile app. It was the first time I had made a presentation like this and I made some rookie mistakes. I had the good fortune of having a former Idealab executive review my deck and show me the [...]
Overcoming Fear
Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Fear is a funny thing. Men have grappled with fear for hundreds of years. It has this undeniable control over a great majority of us. We all suffer from fear to some degree. But those who can overcome fear, become [...]
I’m Going To Learn To Code
Yes, you read that correctly. I plan on learning to code. As I continue to advance my career and veer towards the technology sector, it’s essential that I learn to code. There are two types of founders, technical and non-technical. Being in technology and not having a programming background is a huge disadvantage. I’m tired [...]
What Is Most Crucial To A Startup? Idea or Execution?
I was browsing Quora the other day and I came across this question: Which is more crucial to the success of a startup? The idea or the execution? There are some great answers in the thread, I highly recommend you take a look. While there are far more reputable voices weighing in, but I can’t [...]
