Two excerpts from E. B. White‘s 1949 essay, “Here Is New York,” that I thought were also applicable to life in Silicon Valley
Finding Silicon Valley in Two Passages from E. B. White’s “Here Is New York” Read More »
Our collaborative writing approach has no backstage: clients see our ugly early first drafts, but this “wiki style” collaboration allows rapid iteration.
The Benefits of Collaborative Writing, Interviewing, and Improvisation Read More »
Growth is an outcome of impact. Focus on impact and innovation before investing efforts in growth. Once you have identified an opportunity to make an impact you can plan for growth.
Startups Should Focus on Impact and Innovation Before Growth Read More »
Four quotes from Amar Bhide‘s “Origin and Evolution of New Business.” “Entrepreneurs who undertake uncertain initiatives face a wide spread between desirable and undesirable outcomes, but they cannot quantify the odds they face or even fully anticipate the possible results. The uncertainty is irreducible to the degree it cannot be resolved without actually undertaking the
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For the third year in a row I will moderate a panel of startup founders sharing lesson learned bootstrapping a technology startup at Silicon Valley Code Camp. This “Working for Equity” session will be on Sunday Oct 7 at 9:15am. Here is the announcement Many of us in Silicon Valley seek to found or be
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Cardwell’s Law (named for British historian Donald Cardwell): every society, when left on its own, will be technologically creative for only short periods. I explore the implications for Silicon Valley and for entrepreneurs.
Joel Mokyr on Creative Forces and Cardwell’s Law Read More »
Q: I was contracted to develop a custom software application that I delivered with a minimum set of features the client requested so that it was simple to use. Once my client is satisfied should I try and market it? There are similar products available but mine is simpler and I can afford to offer it
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When: 11am to 1pm Sat-Sep-20 Where: Ground Floor Silicon Valley, 2030 Duane Avenue, Santa Clara, CA Register: http://www.meetup.com/BayAreaMastermind/events/74068892/ Cost: No Charge for Open House but a monthly charge will apply if you want to join a regular group We launched two new Mastermind groups about six months ago in response to several requests from entrepreneurs
Mastermind Open House 11am Sat-Sep-22-2012 at GroundFloorSV Read More »
When you are trying to choose from a range of opportunities, a key step is to consider what’s changed that makes this a compelling opportunity for you.
Consider What’s Changed And What You Bring To An Opportunity Read More »
Here’s why I am excited about attending the Lean Startup Conference on Dec-3-2012 and offering a workshop there with Scott Sambucci on “Engineering Your Sales Process” on the day after. Q: What aspect of lean startup methods most inspires you? Lean Startup methods recognize that new markets in particular require a scientific approach that relies
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About once a week or so I get a request that looks like: Can you please fill out my 40 question survey to help me understand the market need for my new B2B product? Here’s the thing. In B2B market you want the survey to start a conversation not to extract as much info as
Good Surveys Spark Conversations, Poor Ones Exhaust Prospects’ Patience Read More »
Successful entrepreneurs have a passion to see their inventions adopted as innovations not admired as works of art. This is the science of startups.
Entrepreneurial Passion and the Science of Startups Read More »
The 9-11 attack may be the question for my middle age that “where were you when John Kennedy was assassinated?” was in my youth. Osama bin Laden is now dead but the forces he helped to organize are still at work. Take a moment to remember 11 years ago and hope that our children can
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I am reading “The Wide Lens” by Ron Adner for a second time this year. It’s that good and in my opinion the best book of 2012 for entrepreneurs. I would encourage you to pick up a copy and read it. The book draws it title from the need for entrepreneurs to broaden their planning
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We offered a Book Club for Business Impact webinar on Sep-4-2012 that addressed “Lessons Learned Implementing The Great Demo Methodology” based on the Great Demo! book by Peter Cohan. We had two change agents join us on the panel: Barry Nelson and Jolie Rollins and our intent, consistent with the Book Club’s promise, elicit actionable
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Here are five quotes for entrepreneurs from Branch Rickey’s Little Blue Book: Wit and Strategy from Baseball’s Last Wise Man by John Monteleone. Five Quotes For Entrepreneurs by Branch Rickey “Things worthwhile generally don’t just happen. Luck is a fact, but should not be a factor. Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort
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Join us as we explore team decision making and the challenges in blending human expertise. This talk will cover how teams become more effective at making decisions quickly and reaching a working consensus. Sean will share real world examples of where new expertise was required for project success and where expertise that had traditionally been
Forming & Leading Teams of Experts Read More »
Jabe Bloom (@cyetain) video presentation “Failing Well” is a detailed exploration of some key challenges outlined by Chris Argyris and Donald Schon in “Theory in Practice: Increasing Professional Effectiveness“
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