It’s not for the faint of heart or for those who’s heart is faint…however that goes. Stop glossing over your mistakes, mountains, heartache, broke days and nights or months or years when this shit has punched you in the gut. You earned your stripes don’t be ashamed and if you are new to it, know…
Beware of the Drunken Noodle
Beware of the Drunken Noodle Starting a business is overwhelming. You think that it might calm down your nerves a little bit if you start talking to other business owners. Oftentimes this might even make things worse. They start giving advice and telling you what you should and shouldn’t do. You also begin to compare…
Stretching the Noodle
Stretching the Noodle Stretching the noodle, what does this mean? Have you ever heard of somebody saying that you should stretch your budget or stretch your brain? This is what “stretching your noodle” means, it means to take that little package of noodles and see how many meals you can make out of that bag…
Both Failure and Success are the Result of a Certain State of Mind
I love basketball. I have always loved basketball. I played in high school and skill was very important to a successful game, but something that was also important was my outlook on the game. If I was about to shoot and I said, “I am just going to miss” then my chances of making the…
6 Reasons Why You Should Start a Business in College
6 Reasons Why You Should Start a Business in College You can start a business at any point in your life. I have seen 50 and 60 year old entrepreneurs. However, the most common regret among these individuals is their desire to go back in time and have started when they were young adults and…
What the Heck is your WHY?
You want to be the “go-to” person where people come to YOU for advice. You want to start a movement. You want to be your own boss. You want to be the biggest brand name in your industry. You want to have a globally recognized slogan and logo. You want to make millions of dollars….
But that check though…A Well Paying Job Can Be An Obstacle too
Sometimes a good paying job can stand in the way of you following your dreams just as much as a bad paying job… I talk a lot about obstacles and opportunities. I have talked about how everybody has obstacles in the way of their true authentic dreams. Some of these obstacles can be legitimate things…
Want to be an entrepreneur? Prepare to sleep in your office
And push came to shove big time, we ordered the machine and started ramping up, because hey we were going to be making thousands of pops a day- up from about 200 a day. The machine was supposed to get to us within 4 weeks, then it turned to 4 months, then 6 then 8….
10 Ways to Create Epic Content that engages
You must Create Epic content or your brand will DIE! There is absolutely no doubt that good quality content is the key that opens all doors for a successful content marketing campaign. Everyone knows that good content can open doors for the world to meet your brand, generate leads, reach more people, and position you…
Dinner date with an investor…the real demo day!😩
Why do so many pitch competitions happen on a stage? Honestly the majority of deals don’t happen on a stage but at a dimly lit restaurant, coffee shop, hotel lobby in the middle of SXSW or someone’s conference room. After being in a few of these “Dinner Pitches” I personally think the conversation over dinner/drinks/coffee…