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Five things entrepreneurs should never do #blindpost 26 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
This is a blindpost based on the James Altucher article, Five Things Entrepreneurs Should Never Do. Per the blindpost rules I did not read the article before I wrote this, but rather used the title an...
The scale of the fail 22 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
I’ve been thinking about the mantra that all startups / entrepreneurs / venture capitalists use in every talk they give these days, “Fail often and fail fast”. It’s actually becoming over-played if yo...
The power of personal support for an entrepreneur 21 Aug 2013 | 09:08 pm
I’ve been incredibly lucky with the support I’ve received from my family since I started my first company at the age of 21. From my mom letting us camp out in her basement, to my aunt patiently showin...
An interview with a startup focused on the design and user experience of mobile apps 20 Aug 2013 | 04:03 pm
Atlanta has a great many startups (roughly 500 based on David Cummings’s back-of-the-napkin math) and it seems every time I attend a networking event I learn about more. Case in point, I recently met ...
How to think like an entrepreneur #blindpost 20 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
This is a blindpost based on the article, How to think like an entrepreneur. Per the blindpost rules I did not read the post before I wrote this, but rather used the title and wrote my own post. Thin...
When the journey IS the destination 19 Aug 2013 | 04:08 pm
We work so hard to achieve the goal. We’re taught at an early age to set a goal and then try like heck to achieve it. Sports, politics, business…they all teach us that there is first place and then th...
Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgment 16 Aug 2013 | 04:01 pm
Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgment I heard Mark Suster use this quote in a talk recently and I just love it. Especially now, as I reflect on Wednesday’s sale of E...
What keeps the planet spinning; the force from the beginning 15 Aug 2013 | 03:33 pm
“What keeps the planet spinning; The force from the beginning” ~ lyrics from this song I was so fortunate to have amazing partners with me as we created Spunlogic. The photo above is the four of us –...
Today, we sold Engauge 14 Aug 2013 | 11:22 pm
I’m so excited to announce that today, August 14, 2013, we have sold Engauge to Publicis Groupe and are being aligned with Moxie, a Publicis-owned digital advertising agency based in Atlanta. For me i...
Google Now + Pebble = Awesomeness 14 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
This is a photo (sorry for the poor quality) of my Pebble Watch alerting me as I started my drive to work this morning that my trip was going to take 11 minutes longer than normal. Freaking fantastic....
