Archive for September 2018
A Gem from Tom Zender – No Problems? Create Some
No problems? Create some in 7 easy steps No problem. Everything in the business seems calm. No trouble in sight. Things seem to be running themselves. Sit back and relax. In the meantime, there is a fire in the foundation. And you do not know about it. Ignorance. The velocity of business continues to accelerate.…
Read MoreA Gem from J. Jerry Joyce Jr. – Wisdom to Help Start the Week
WISDOM TO HELP START THE WEEK The beginning is the most important part of the work. (Plato) THE EIGHT ESSENTIAL DISCIPLINES These disciplines are essential in building a healthy business, in developing a successful career and in improving our lives: Confidence: Gain it, and it practically carries you to your goals Passion: It separates the…
Read MoreA Gem from Paul Singh – How to Take Advantage of Investor Meetings
Imagine you had a full-time job and you screwed up nine out of ten assignments. You wouldn’t keep that job for long. But being an investor is kind of weird. We’re wrong more than we’re right but, for some reason, people still want our opinions on their ideas. Read More
Read MoreDo You Truly Understand Your Market?
An honest analysis of your market is a major success factor. We are now ½ way through my series I call the “Framework for Business Development” that I started in May. The series is meant to complement “Mitch’s Pocket Guide to a Great Business Plan”, which is a high-level overview of the information you should…
Read MoreA Gem from Noah Fleming – Are You Experimenting with Enough Change?
by Noah Fleming Last week in Newport, Rhode Island I was reminded of what a healthy and robust economy we’re living in. On a quiet Tuesday night, the restaurant we dined at, The Mooring, was anything but quiet. There wasn’t an empty seat in the place. We saw tables turned over multiple times and a…
Read MoreFinancial Projections for Potential Investors: What to Show – and What Not to Show
Too many entrepreneurs include excessive detail in their financial projections, while failing to provide this simple calculation to potential investors.
Read MoreWild at Heart Raptor Sanctuary
Wild at Heart Raptor Sanctuary As they survey the skies from above, the birds of Scottsdale, Arizona always have someone looking out for them from down below. In the early ’90s, Sam and Bob Fox founded Wild At Heart, a rehabilitation center for birds of prey. Every year, as many as 600 birds come through…
Read MoreHow professional investors make decisions.
by Paul Singh Something I learned when I used to sell cars: if you understand how someone makes money, you can better understand how they make decisions. The business of investing is about deal selection, not deal sourcing. The best investors see 100x more deals than local angels, VCs and anyone else in-between. That’s why…
Read MoreNo doors in your organizational silo? How to get in (and out) by Tom Zender
by Tom Zender tomzender.com Silo. That part of an organization which is cut off, isolated, not a collaborator, and refrains from teamwork. More interested in self-preservation than the welfare of the company. Does not allow information to flow into nor out of the organization easily. Frozen. It is a leadership issue – both the leader…
Read MoreVideo – What Goes Into A Pitch Deck?
