Starter Resources
Here are some free resources to get you started on the journey of entrepreneurship:
The Lab Opens Sept. 29
It’s been months in the making, but the official grand opening of the Entrepreneurship Lab will kickoff with 5 essential training webinars, the first three starting on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 9 a.m. Central Time. These first training events are designed to lay the groundwork for the Lab training events and community and set you up
Your First Three Critical Startup Partners
Looking back on almost 5 years of full-time entrepreneurship, these are the first three critical startup partners I would suggest when getting started with a startup. 1. Significant Other Your significant other is your first, most valuable, most influential and primary partner in your business, even if he isn’t working IN the business with you.
Growing a Startup Like a Pumpkin?
My latest read that really is called The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike Michalowicz. He uses the metaphor of growing REALLY big pumpkins to taking your business to the next level. This definition of what is an entrepreneur was especially sharp: “Entrepreneurs identify the problems,
iThemes.com Just Got Some Fancy New Clothes
After over 3 years of having the same website design on iThemes.com, I’m super pumped to announce that we just flipped the switch on our new site design. It’s been months (and maybe years) in the making with a ton of work from our uber-talented team — and in particular Brad Ulrich and Ty Carlson.
What Successful Startups Do and Never Stop Doing
I saw a tweet today with a blurb to this Forbes post titled Unsolicited Advice to the New Yahoo! CEO and this quote in particular stood out to me. “Put together a small team of the best engineers, designers and product people you can find. Charter them with building something amazing that has to ship
The 6+ Key Ingredients for Startup Success
For an interview profile of our new startup accelerator in Oklahoma where I have volunteered to be a mentor, I was asked this question for a profile post: “What is the most important part of a company’s application when applying to an accelerator?” Some quick background on the question: The concept of startup accelerators has
So You’re the New Kid on the School Playground?
Your first day (and week) on the job is just like being the new kid on the school playground. You don’t know anybody so you’re probably scared. You don’t know the “rules” of the teeter-tooter (or how the coffee pot works). You’re in a foreign land and you need to start learning the language, the
Get Better On Your Own Time and Dime
Someone should tell you this and it might as well be me: You haven’t “arrived.” You probably won’t ever arrive. Neither will I. At least I hope I don’t. I always want to be improving and honing my craft. And just because you land some fancy title doesn’t mean you’re set for life or done
10 Ways to Use LinkedIn Company Profiles
LinkedIn Company Profiles can be found on the “Companies” tab and it’s just something I’ve stumbled upon. It’s full of good information that you can mine for your career. Here are 10 ways you can use them for your job hunt: Find and follow companies you admire or are interested in. See where people came