I like making introductions. I know some entrepreneurs who seem to do nothing but make introductions. It gives you a warm feeling inside because it is one of the easiest things you can do for another person, yet is one of the most impactful things
We had a great audience for my workshop on Angel Investors presented to the LaunchOklahoma accelerator participants on Monday during our weekly Lunch and Learn seminar. This was the last official seminar for this year’s accelerator. Here’s the video:
A quick thought for a Saturday: The reality is that seed and angel investors are not investing in your startup. What!? They’re not really just looking at your market space, your business plan, your pitch, your business model, your technology, your marketing plan and your
NFC stands for Near Field Communiciation and it is a new wireless standard to allow mobile devices, like phones, to instantly interact with unpowered NFC “tags” that can be placed, stuck, hung or otherwise attached to things. When you wave your device near the tag,
My latest post at the LaunchOklahoma blog: Crossing the finish line: What does it really take to get admitted? Our job as accelerator managers is absolutely, 100%, the selection of startups with great potential. This is our first and most important job. We could do
Here’s my most recent presentation, prepared for the SpringBeta 2014 Conference in Oklahoma City, an event sponsored in part by LaunchOklahoma. 5 Steps to Traction for your Startup in 5 Minutes:
I got quoted in Inc. Magazine article “Six Ways to Get Even the Most Difficult Clients On Board” with five fellow members of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. They asked us, how we get difficult clients to buy into our ideas, products, and services. My quote focused
This was too good not to share – excellent practical example of how attorneys can ruin entrepreneurial efforts, sometimes without realizing what they’re doing – from the Legal Productivity Blog (supporting RocketMatter, firm management software): http://www.legalproductivity.com/practice-management/the-worst-business-lawyer/
I enjoyed judging the RBPC this year and helping to select the Trailblazer Capital special prize winner. I wrote the experience up in my previous blog post. Check it out. The post includes these pieces of take-away advice for business plan competitors: The take-away for
Check out this post from Paul Graham at YCombinator about the difference between a schedule this is optimal for bosses versus optimal for people who make stuff: http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html I struggle with this sometimes, because I’m required to be the boss, but I like to make