Friday, August 19, 2011

It's been a long time. I shouldn't have left you...

Without a dope Blog to read too...





As the title states it's been quite a while since we updated the Startup-Post. It isn't because we don't love all four of our followers, or that we hit the lotto (though that would be pretty cool). In fact it may very well be due to the writers of this blog having kick ass lives.




Alex spent last week "down the cape" (visiting Cape Cod for you non Massachusetts folks). He split his time down there drinking cape codders and test marketing his new startup idea of a boat shoe, polo shirt, muffin and coffee truck beach service. He also spent some time up in Montreal drinking Labat Blue or whatever kind of beer is hip in the great white north. He was kind enough to send us this pic.








I on the other hand needed to face the harsh reality that comes with living in Florida. 90 plus degrees, swimming pools, and grilling on a whim is something that nobody should have to suffer through. Don't cry for me though. In the words of the great Gospel spirtual "I'm a survivor, I'm gonna make it, I will survive, keep on survivin."





Ok so now that I have poorly explained our absense you may be wondering what this has to do with entrepreneurship. So I'll give you a hint.







Give up?


FOCUS!!!



The difficulty a lot of entrepreneurs face after a while is the dicipline it takes to stay focussed on the task at hand. Sometimes we get side tracked. That's ok, but we need to always remember to get back on track and focus on our startup.

A baby left in the wild doesn't stand a chance to survive on it's own. It needs parents to raise it, nurture it, and help the baby develop into a productive member of society. The same is also true for our startups. No one is going to raise our babies for us. So why should we expect other people to raise our startups for us. We need to treat our endevors as our children and develop them so that they can reach their fullest potential and one day make us proud.

So please, for the love of all things that are good, don't pull a Startup-Post and become preoccupied with the epicness that comes with being a proffessor of kick-assery. Instead keep your nose to the grind stone and keep pushing forward. You will succeed only if you remain diciplined enough to make it so.























Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Meeting Etiquette...Lets Do This!

The way you carry yourself when meeting with a group of investors, employees, or anyone for that matter is crucial to your success. This video from entrepreneur.com does a masterful job of conveying the appropriate actions one should take prior to the beginning of the meeting.

In case you can't watch the video now...make time later today. Even if it means hiding in a stall at work to watch it on your smart phone instead of playing angry birds for 5 minutes. In fact you would still get 2 minutes and 20 seconds of Angry Birds playtime if you really need to play it that bad.

Unfortunately Entrepreneur.com's videos are proprietary so you need to actually click the link to watch it. But it is most certainly worth it. Also it is important to note that fist bumps, are not a recommended substitute for handshakes.

Monday, August 1, 2011

If it's not a hit, switch - Derek Sivers

Snagged this off my buddies Google+ page.

This video shares a bit of advice that can apply to every part of my life.

Derek Sivers has been dropping a series of tasty nuggets of advice via twitter @sivers.
You might want to hang on to this one.

He talks about the difference between blind persistence, and constantly improving and re-inventing your concept until you have a hit.