Archive for May 2014
10 things I wish I knew 10 years ago #blindpost
This is a #blindpost recommendation from my friend, Vlad, based on this Linkedin post. I’ve done one similar to this before, but its always an interesting exercise to think about the past and reflect on what you might have done differently. 10 things I wish I knew 10 years ago 10 years ago (2004) I…
Read MoreWith startups, the runway is often more important than the plane
Startups and new businesses take time. They often take much longer than the CEO every thought to reach any measure of success. And of course, a bad idea is still a bad idea no matter how much time is allotted for it, but a good idea often needs a great deal of time to realize its…
Read More10 Ways to Lose Friends and Irritate People – a back-and-forth #blindpost with @spunstephanie
My good friend and talented writer, Stephanie, suggested that we both tackle a blindpost on the Inc. article, 10 Ways to Lose Friends and Irritate People. I then one-upped her (inside joke for later in this post) and suggested that we blog it together, creating the first (to my knowledge) back-and-forth #blindpost. 10 Ways to…
Read MoreA close call that we avoided thanks to our advisory board.
I’ve had many close calls over my career, with a great many of them coming while running my first company, Spunlogic. Several of those near-misses were the result of advice from our amazing advisory board – Bill, Ken, James, William, and Mike. It was 2005 and we were 25 people, up from half that the…
Read MoreAdvice 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…
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