http://www.annbernard.net My World as an Entrepreneur Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:24:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Chicken and Egg Game is one of the most excruciating games that startup entrepreneurs have to play. Here’s how you play it: In order to achieve A you need B but in order to get B you first need A. So what comes first, A or B? The chicken or ... http://www.annbernard.net/2008/10/13/help-me-solve-the-chicken-and-egg-game/ I’m on the search for a good coach. I’m looking for a coach who specializes in working with entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs...not looking for a small business coach. The last few weeks I’ve noticed just how extremely lonely I’ve been. Not the “I need a boyfriend” lonely. But rather, lonely in the sense ... http://www.annbernard.net/2008/10/04/ready-to-hire-a-coach/ It was my first time to BlogWorld Expo. I didn’t fully know what to expect, but as an entrepreneur I don’t have time or the money to attend a conference for the sake of “just checking it out”. I have to maximize everything I do. I didn’t necessarily do that ... http://www.annbernard.net/2008/09/23/going-to-a-conference-a-lesson-in-preparedness/ I believe I signed up for BlogWorld Expo back in early July; at the time, I had my set of reasons for wanting to attend…as a matter of fact, I registered with Yut Media, Inc. and not WhyGoSolo. I had anticipated that by the time I attended Blog World I ... http://www.annbernard.net/2008/09/22/what-was-i-doing-at-blogworld-expo/ I’ve been flying almost every month for the last six months and I’ve been increasingly disappointed in every airlines. It was the first time I got on an American Airline flight in a long time this weekend to get to BlogWorld Expo and let me tell you – Very Satisfied ... http://www.annbernard.net/2008/09/22/kudos-to-american-airline-my-airline-of-choice/ I have made the executive decision of renaming this blog to make it MY blog. Seems fitting to do so since my name is the domain name!! I started this blog with the intent of better establishing my credibility as an entrepreneur – my branding. However, in the process of doing ... http://www.annbernard.net/2008/09/02/opening-up-the-conversational-field/ What a difference a year makes! Yesterday I was reading my journal and recollecting what was happening in my life a year ago. The biggest thing that was happening was my quest to raise money. Oddly enough – that’s rapidly becoming my biggest quest again. I was working on the ... http://www.annbernard.net/2008/09/01/entrepreneurial-success-resides-in-your-people/ I unfortunately don’t have a great deal of time to read a lot of…anything. But, I still scan headlines, read a few blogs, and magazines. I also listen to NPR on WAMU on my commute back and forth to work. Everything I read and everything I listen to is processed ... http://www.annbernard.net/2008/08/26/processing-of-information-the-entrepreneurial-filter/ Last night, I put up the todo list on my whiteboard for the soft launch of Tickets with a Twist on Sunday. Today, I’ve been wondering about what the launch will feel like. Launching WhyGoSolo was such a monumental event to me (us) and this one...like I mentioned in another ... http://www.annbernard.net/2008/08/20/will-it-be-anti-climatic/ Last night I was sitting at my computer with a plethora of thoughts rapidly floating in and out of my mind while I stared at my computer screen. I was immobilized and became unproductive. I decided to turn off my computer, turn on some classical music and think through all ... http://www.annbernard.net/2008/08/19/thinking-through-execution-a-mental-run-down/