My former business partner for many years, Tom, was fond of a particular Shakespearean quote:
“There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat, and we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.” Continue reading
This is the 19th post in the Start-up Journey series, click here to read the first one.
A decision has to be made. A decision that most entrepreneurs will have to make, often many times in their careers. Whether to continue down a path… or not. It seems like a simple decision, A or B, but it is not. Continue reading
This is the 18th post in the Start-up Journey series, click here to read the first one.
It has been quite a while since I posted to this series, and I would imagine some of you have forgotten about it. To be honest, I have been waiting for something good to write about, but I decided to write anyway. Last we heard our “hero” was considering crossing the river to the dark side of town, where the “Get Rich Quick” gangs hang out, in an attempt to jump-start his venture… Continue reading
This is the 17th post, in the Start-up Journey series, click here to read the first one.
Okay, I know I wrote about competition earlier in the series, but frankly you cannot over-cover this topic. Today, competition is everywhere and can pop up out of nowhere, just ask my competitors who were here first. But, it’s their own fault that I am now in the middle of their sandbox. If this base was covered well enough, I would not have tried to enter the space. It’s a race, they had a big head-start, but may have squandered their lead. Continue reading
This is the 16th, but really the “real” 15th post in this series, click here to read the first one.
In my last post I jumped out of chronology to respond to something in real time. In this post I go back in time again. Where was I? Oh yeah, I remember. Maybe you sell something that gets doors slammed in your face a lot, that sucks, I’ve been there also. But not this time, this time it’s worse. I actually have people quickly taking my call, listening to my proposition intently, and then saying “I’m all over it”. Continue reading
This is the 15th post in this series, click here to read the first one.
I realize that I wrote a post in this series just this morning, titled “Damn the Know-it-Alls”, but I just got off the phone with Paul Tobey and I thought, OMG, what if he decides to check me out and sees this post I wrote on the same day I spoke with him. Not that Paul has nothing better to do than to poke around my blog, but on the off-chance, I would feel like a total ass if he thought I was talking about him in that post. So I interrupt this series to share with you my call with Paul Tobey (shameless name drop). Continue reading
This is the 14th post in this series, click here to read the first one.
If you offer a product or service to egomaniacs… I feel for you. Both our platforms’ primary market targets are either public speakers or others who are comfortable presenting so most are egomaniacs, who by definition are “Know-it-alls”. Before you can even open your mouth, they already know everything you are about to say because, of course, they are so much smarter than you. Continue reading
This is the 13th post in this series, click here to read the first one.
No, no, no… re-pivoting is not the right word. I’ll come up with a better one by the end of this post. Here’s what happened: we are working away on our new “Pay to Attend”, “Expert Webinar Marketplace”, having almost forgotten about our first “Free to Attend” idea, when the phone starts ringing. Continue reading
This is the twelfth post in this series, click here to read the first one.
Ugh… competitors. Why you gotta be dancin’ at my party. Hey… that’s my booze, put that down, and stop pukin’ on my prospects with your stuff. These are just a few of the things they are probably saying about me. Yup… since I just got here, I’m crashing their party. But I don’t know anybody here… how am I gonna get noticed. Lampshade? Hmmm… Continue reading
This is the eleventh post in this series, click here to read the first one.
I am jacked up… this is a much better idea and we are finally on the right road. I mean, who is not going to jump all over this? We got the magic word “free” on our side now. So we send out some inquiries for “subject matter experts” who might want to turn their “expertise” into cash. Voila, the phone starts ringing. Continue reading
