Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth… things become very clear when there is nowhere to escape.
The fear we sometimes feel is like getting into a very small boat and setting out on the ocean in search for unknown lands...
The seven words that start every business: “Holy crap, I have an awesome idea.”
Every great business starts as an idea. Unfortunately, so do all the bad ones (and there tend to be more of these). The central question every aspiring...
You know what they say about when you assume – it makes an ass out of you in front of me. The fastest way to lose an investor is to expound unfounded financial assumptions. If you want any chance at investment, then make sure your assumptions...
The planes shook the earth as they laid my grandfather in it. A pilot in the navy during World War II, and member of the Naval Air Demonstration Team, his passing was honored with the missing man formation, as a unit of four planes flew above us...
If you’re lucky, the pain is almost unbearable. If you’re really lucky, no one has found a way to make the pain go away. If you are really, really lucky, (and smart) you have protected the intellectual property that will make the pain go away,...
Haven’t you ever been told that just because customers look alike doesn’t mean that they buy alike? Buying something is an action, not a demographic characteristic, and to reach your customers, you need to understand how they think. Any...
It’s difficult to rope a steer with a harpoon gun, catch a fish with a lasso, or bag a bird with a fishing pole. If you are going on the hunt, you have to take the right approach – you still aren’t guaranteed success if you do,...
When I turned 16, I was thrilled to drive. Dad, I could tell, was slightly less thrilled to give me the keys to his car. It wasn’t personal, just functional. No matter how much he loved and trusted me, the reality was that he was giving his...
Social Enterprise, Profit and Raising a Green Fund in Nashville
(Long post but a must read for serious social enterprise entrepreneurs!)
Social enterprise and funding social entrepreneurs is the topic of the day....
Startup Company
Health Care - Vivere Health
Technology - HCTec, LLC
Digital Media - Rockhouse Partners
Sustainability - (n)habit
Social Enterprise - Burger Up
Growth Company
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