Archive for May, 2009

Run the numbers one more time

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

As an entrepreneur, it’s easy to run into the mistake of having an idea and passion which exceeds the actual success of the business. Everytime I have a business idea I first run a SWOT Analysis of the business and begin to approach the business plan. This will usually give me some ideas as I… »

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When Enough is Enough

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

We’ve all had those times when we’ve driven ideas down to the ground and never saw the red flags along the way. Why are we stubborn like that? I think it might have to do with failing. The national rate of businesses that fail in America is 50% within the first 5 years according to… »

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9 hrs on a plane might just be enough time to…

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

So here’s the deal. I’m sitting on the plane, it’s 4:30 AM and I’m the only on this international flight with the light on and still awake. Seriously – What the heck? I was really hoping to get some sleep cause when the plane lands it will be 9am. The flight attendant just came by… »

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I’m a little about a lot. Is that the right way?

Monday, May 25th, 2009

I’ve been reading a lot more at this point in my life and I really have gathered some great material. I can’t remember the exact phrase used in a Rich Dad Poor Dad,  but it went something like;  know a little about a lot instead of a lot of a little. When I talk to… »

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A lesson learned

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Contracts are good for every business to have no matter what the relationship is between the client and company. We’ve recently been challenged in a settlement and the only thing that kept us from being sued was our binding contract with our… »

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Who is taking care of my baby when I’m out of town?

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

I guess this can apply to more than just my company but I’m going keep it there haha. Ever since I launched Lifetime Reel with my business partner Sam Dryden, I’ve spent many hours at the office. All business owners know what I mean by the word “many” and why there is a emphasis on… »

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Crowdsource, why not?

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

My term of the year will be crowdsourcing. I even just bought a few books on it. So what exactly is the term crowdsourcing? It is a neologism for the act of taking a task traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people or community… »

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My 2009 so far in 10 sentences

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

I’m going to Europe for 20 days. Someone threatened to sue my company. My company had a great month of April. I passed calculus. I met the girl of my dreams. I caught up on sleep – before I met the person in the last sentence. I taught myself how to negotiate better. I found… »

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Why do I keep saying …

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

How come I say that I’m done with start-ups and then start them up again? I was thinking today, in life we’re presented with some options and we can take them or leave them. Most the time we’ll let it pass by because of the opportunity cost at the time is too risky and we’ll… »

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Full Steam Backwards

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Well since I’m going to start this blog with intentions of gaining the interest of others reading, I’ll not begin by talking about my history, bio, etc yet share a thought. I want to focus this opening post about the thing that bugs me the most. This would be the way people can go there… »

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