You can’t afford:
1. Caring.
2. Innovating.
3. Focusing on delivery.
4. Understanding the real problems.
5. Producing quality work.
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For the last year I’ve been running a company while building a software as a service product within the same ecosystem.
I listen to interviews on Mixergy and ThisWeekIn Startups that inspire me, educate me, and piss me off.
Why?
Because it seems that only the 1% in Silicon Valley are really going to make it big. What about the rest of us who don’t have the connections to get funded? Or live in big cities to recruit talent? Or a big exit under our belt?
Famous startups that have built strong companies in a grass root movement, without major funding, like 37Signals are the exception. Scratch that itch with your product while preparing to live and die by it.
These are the stories we all love – but are even harder to attain than the big valuation or investment startups.
It’s a double edge sword that can easily cut you.
How can we, “the working guy/gal” succeed against the 1% of startups?
You know the dream where you’re free falling from the the sky? Your whole body weightless as gravity pushes you to the earth. A massive knot in your stomach wrenching in fear. Panic sets in as you scramble for the parachute. Grasping and tugging at your vest to find the right one. There is no [...]
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Continue reading »I am the next Steve Jobs. You are the next Steve Jobs. If it’s one thing Jobs would not want – it’s finding the next Steve Jobs. He didn’t live his life in the shadow or footsteps of someone else. He lived it the way he wanted to live it. Created what he wanted to [...]
Continue reading »The famous question: Are you using social media correctly? Everyday we’re learning how to use social media in various ways that drive results, connect with people, and build our business. Some of us are looking for a recipie for success and others are looking to take in small chunks at a time. Some will tell [...]
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Continue reading »The internet is going wild over the news coming out of Facebook: F8 Developer Conference. Love it or hate it, your profile is about to change to the new Timeline layout. It seems like year after year when Zuckerberg changes something everyone is up in arms. This time is no different. I never thought I [...]
Continue reading »My Father and I created Slocum Design Studio a digital media company. I am a web professional, entrepreneur, blogger and hopeful motivator. I enjoy running companies with my father and brother. Success is when just one person benefits from what I have to say.
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