SKMurphy Perspective Counterbalances Excess Pessimism or Optimism
Scott Swaaley of MakeSafe Tools describes how Sean Murphy of SKMurphy, Inc. helps him close deals, counterbalancing his excess pessimism when it’s not warranted. […]
Joe Rogan: Be the Hero of Your Own Movie
Some thoughts on heroes using Joe Rogan’s admonition to “Be the hero of your own movie. If your life was a movie and it started now, what would the hero do right now?” as a point of departure. […]
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Download Intellectual Capital Worksheet
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Collected in September 2020
Quotes for entrepreneurs collected in September 2020 around a theme of respectful discourse, seeking common ground, and how to disagree constructively and support a working consensus. […]
Be Open Kimono With Partners
Work with trusted partners open kimono: disclose relevant financials, plans, and internal processes to increase synergy. Play a long game. […]
9-11 at 19: Looking back at a Unified America
Looking back nineteen years on 9-11 I am struck by how it unified America in way that perhaps only the Moon Landing and Pearl Harbor did. […]
Quotes for Entrepreneurs collected August 2020
Here are quotes for entrepreneurs I collected in August 2020. My focus this month is on evidence based diagnosis and decision making. […]
Mark Stiving on Value Based Pricing and Price Segmentation
Mark Stiving of Impact Pricing gave a great talk on value based pricing and price segmentation at the Aug-26-2020 Lean Culture Online event. Here is a recording of the event and a copy of his slides. […]
Building, Borrowing, and Keeping Trust
Keeping trust means speaking and acting in ways that support a firm belief in your reliability, truth, ability, and strength. Trust is an essential element to establishing and maintaining a business relationship, either at a personal or organization level. […]
Jeff Allison: An Executive Briefing on Microservices
Jeff Allison offered an executive briefing on microservices at the SF Bay ACM Meetup on Wed-Aug-19. Here is the video, slides, and notes on the talk. […]
A Holistic Approach to Launching a Bootstrapped Startup
We outline the process of launching a bootstrapped startup, from creating an idea, to forming a team, to proving viability. […]
A Practical Introduction to Social Capital for Bootstrappers
This is a practical overview of social capital, an essential concept for bootstrappers despite being hard to measure. I offer suggestions for growing your business network, and enhancing your reputation, explaining why increasing social capital creates value for your startup. […]
Q: How Can I Manage the Stress of a Startup?
Tips to cut the stress of a startup: plan for learning, take time to recharge, join a peer support group, don’t compare yourself to others. […]
Working Capital Worksheets
Copy or download the supplemental worksheets for the Working Capital Vol 1 book. Financial Capital Worksheet Intellectual Capital Worksheet Social Capital Worksheet
A Practical Introduction to Intellectual Capital For Bootstrappers
An exploration of the practical meaning of intellectual capital for entrepreneurs, including how to curate your experience and know-how. […]
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Collected in July 2020
These quotes for entrepreneurs were collected in July 2020. This month most relate to bootstrapping. Either bootstrapping a startup, converting small wins into larger wins, or evolving a successful simple systems into a more complex one. […]
A Practical Introduction to Financial Capital for Bootstrappers
This post explores meaning of financial capital for bootstrappers. It addresses the real costs of market exploration and product validation and verification. […]
William Eleazar Barton: The Parable of the Icebergs and the Fog
There are several insights for bootstrappers in William Eleazar Barton’s “The Icebergs and the Fog.” It’s a “Safed the Sage” parable published in 1925 […]
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Collected In June 2020
These quotes for entrepreneurs were collected in June 2020. Most are related to the challenges of facing reality with all of its complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity. […]