Fear of the Known!??!

I started my first business about three years ago upon getting out of the Marine Corps after ten years of service. At the time, people said to me “You’re very brave and courageous to start your own business” – I thought it was an odd thing to say. I was excited about the potential and [...]

One Year Anniversary of Blogging

It was a year ago today that I became a blogger. What a year it’s been!! Blogging has been a journey of growth, learning, self-discovery, new friends, communities, and horizons!!
I began to blog with the purpose of capturing the entrepreneurial journey I was undertaking with WhyGoSolo however, what blogging turned into, was my introduction to [...]

The French Man says “PR Secrets?? It’s Bullshit”

I gotta say I completely agree with Loic! I have disagreed with Loic in the past on his post: The idea does not count only execution matters: 10 rules to launch a startup today because I think Loic was overlooking all the work he had done (over many years) in order to be able to [...]

A Ding Or Two on Our Tech Guy

I think the biggest pitfalls I’ve heard people say of the Tech Guy is that he rarely possesses a vision or the ability to take an idea to market.
I’m not entirely sold that the vision part is unique to the Tech Guys. I’ve met plenty of business people and entrepreneurs who can’t see past their [...]

Establishing a Foundation: My ‘SOB Moment’

Everything I write about in this blog is gathered from personal experience and having lived through it – I know there’s nothing like a story to help people realize the importance of what I’m recommending you do. So here goes…
A couple of weeks ago I had a ‘SOB moment’. It came the morning after TECH [...]

Foundation: What Makes You Qualified?

Scenario: You are a new entrepreneur and you go in to pitch an investor or a potential client – your pitch goes really well. You hear…
Client/Investor: Hmmm…good stuff. We like it. But who the heck are you? Why should we buy (or invest) in you?
This is the point where you think – I’m the guy [...]