I find the entrepreneurship to be more of a creative endeavor than anything else. You’re literally creating something out of nothing, with the goal of someone else finding value in your ideas.
Look...
Are side projects worth it?
That’s a question I used to struggle with.
Focus, focus, focus! Work on one business and give it all your time and attention. Don’t let up on growth. Avoid shiny objects...
I’m an impatient person.
Always have been. Maybe it’s the New Yorker in me. I don’t like waiting around for things to happen. I have a constant need to make things happen. Now!
That can be a pr...
Here’s one of the trickiest things about the mental game of entrepreneurship:
We are in our natural state when thinking about the future, setting goals and making plans to reach them.
But being so ...
Ever since I’ve been creating things, I noticed an interesting phenomenon:
My very best work, the things I’m most proud of and get the most enjoyment out of creating, always came about fast.
Whethe...
Making that next big move?
Starting a business. Selling a business. Applying for a big promotion. Forming a partnership. Doubling down on a new direction.
You might fail. And that feels risky. Why?...
How do you know when you’ve gone pro at something?
Maybe it’s when you feel confident enough with your skillset that you submit an application for full-time employment at a company for a role which...
Let’s talk about finishing.
We focus so much of our time and interest on starting. The idea. The plan. The product. The momentum.
Most of us are excellent starters. Very few of us are finisher...
I’ve always been a design guy. Always more comfortable on the front-end.
I could tip-toe my way around back-end code and carefully fit my HTML and CSS around it. But actually wiring up a database...
Have you figured out your “people” strategy?
Meaning, your strategy for hiring your first teammates without wiping out your cashflow or taking on serious debt?
And your strategy for scaling your te...
You’re spinning in circles.
“Should I change my product? Shut it down? Stay the course? Pivot? If I go this way, then what might happen? And if I go that way, what will be different?”
Product indec...