Starting a media company in an economic recession (when media is changing dramatically as it is) isn’t the smartest idea in the world. It’s certainly an interesting idea, but not the smartest.
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Get People Talking About What They Know Best
What we realized from the beginning is that these events need to be a conversation, not a presentation to an audience. We avoided the typical panel discussion format since it didn’t allow the same kind of natural conversation to take place, the same personal and valuable information to emerge.
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Transforming Ideas Into Action
On my own path to self-employment—something I’m still in the process of figuring out—I quickly realized there were three things I’d have to accept. First, starting a business is not about being an expert. No one expects you to know the ins and outs of every aspect of your company from the very beginning....
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Let’s Expand Our Definition of Service
For many years I thought of community service in very narrow terms. Service meant volunteering at a local shelter or food bank, cleaning up a park or a beach, or raising money for a nonprofit organization in need of funds by going door to door or making cold calls to potential donors—three things I...
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The Elevator To Success Is Out of Order, Please Take the Stairs
How will I get out of here? Who will know I am even in here? How much longer will this take? Lately, this is how entrepreneurship feels – confining, risky, full of more questions than answers, and honestly, the whole thing is trying my patience.
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Startup Life is Like a Good Half Marathon
Most people don’t wake up and say I think I am going to run a marathon. Likewise few people decide to start their own business. Both running races and running businesses involve countless hours of dedication and training.
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5 Things About Entrepreneurship I Wish I’d Known Sooner
Throughout my entrepreneurial journey I wish I had more candid reflections from entrepreneurs on the long-term process of starting a venture, the day-to-day emotions, and maybe suggestions on what to do when doubt sets in. In hopes of providing that to another, below are five things I have come to accept as part of...
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Build the Thing That’s Changing
It occurred to me recently that starting a company is a crash course in living in the present moment. To be successful, founders must work toward achieving a long-term vision and short-term set of goals while still remaining open to new ways of thinking and working.
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