I was out running this morning for three miles (with a quick stop at Staples to buy some HP ink) when I became inspired to write this blog post after listening to the second podcast (“The Marketing Symphony“) by Pete Williams (Australian entrepreneur). He gives similar advice to what I’m laying out here, although his […]
Survivalism: An Early Stage Virtue
Definition of “survivalism”: an attitude, policy, or practice based on the primacy of survival as a value (according to Merriam Webster). The early stage startup is a difficult environment to be working in because there’s so much passion and hope for making revolutionary products/services but there’s no way to achieve those dreams unless the firm […]
2-4 KPI’s Remove Startup Clutter
I started my new venture with a lot of energy and action in order to get to the point where the idea behind the company could be validated—the point at which profit was created. But up to the critical juncture of clocking in profit, there were a lot of little side projects and one-off tasks […]