Entrepreneurship
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Mark Maunder of CEO of Defiant, who builds Wordfence a WordPress security plugin, came to Oklahoma City a couple weeks ago to interview me after leaving the team and company I started over a decade ago. I’ve known Mark for a number of years and so much appreciate him asking amazing questions that allowed me…
As I’ve started my new chapter which I’m calling Starting Again, I’ve been focusing on the basics and essentials. I’ve said over and over, I want to be lucky again. And that also means being creative. Last week I had the opportunity to interview Allen Gannett, author of one of my favorite books — The…
In the last couple of days and in multiple conversations, I’ve used the snowball metaphor as a way to describe where I am currently — Starting Again — and for how I’m approaching what comes next. You get the idea of the snowball …. it starts with just a small ball of snow clumped in…
A couple months ago I was introduced to a great young entrepreneur in Tulsa named Josh Kunkel of Method Architecture. We’ve had a couple of lunches and I love his passion and knowledge of both architecture and entrepreneurship. So I asked him to let me interview him so others can hear it firsthand. In this…
The #1 question people ask me after leaving the company I started (and sold last year) currently is: What are you doing next? The best answer I have so far is: I don’t know, yet, but I’m following a path to know better. It’s not one that most appreciate or want to hear. We crave…
I started writing this post almost two weeks ago. But it’s been lingering in my heart for a while. I kept this post in draft with just a few words, more like musings on a napkin instead of an actual outline. Part of me wanted to get it done and out. Part of me wanted…
Friendship is not competition. There’s a big and vast difference. Sure, our monthly poker game is cool where maybe I lose $50 to get a night full of camaraderie and entertainment. Or our fishing trip where we see who can (or cannot) catch the most fish. And yes, arm wrestling in the middle of the…
Finally …. a tool, a resource has arrived for entrepreneurs on maintaining good mental health is here, written by my friend, psychologist and fellow entrepreneur Dr. Sherry Walling and her serial entrepreneur husband Rob Walling. It’s called “The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together: How to Run Your Business Without Letting it Run You.”…
In honor of our 10 year anniversary at iThemes this month, I looked back and reflected on what I’ve learned, that has made the most impact to our success and longevity in business. Here goes: 1. It’s all about people. The real reward in business is people. Profit is awesome and kind of essential. But…
This week my wife and I have been on vacation in Jamaica with some good friends. It’s been an incredibly relaxing week so far. Lots of pool time, great food and drinks, laughs, reading, and yes, for me, trying to attempt something close to this on this Red Slide here. But most of all —…
