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Massive Cash Reserves are a Sign of a Broken Economy
Who’s not investing?
A number of tech companies have significant cash reserves compared to their yearly costs and revenue. Microsoft, Apple, and Google all fall into this category with billions of dollars sitting in money markets or other liquid assets^.…
Startup Weapons: The Slingshot, the Symbiote, the Whip and the Phoenix
The Slingshot
The slingshot requires that the startup position itself between two or more market leaders. The larger companies provide products adjacent to the problem your startup is solving, but compliment each other perfectly.
Locate the Minimize Button for Exhaustion
Exercise daily. That’s the best advice I can give. The rest of the post is what drains my batteries each day and why.
Design to Inspire Fanatic Customers, Align with Motivated Partners, and Execute
-------------------------------------------------------------------------The Cage Guards against the Tiger only if We’re Outside it’s Bars
-------------------------------------------------------------------------I’m a Founder First
Sharpening Round Edges
I’m not an engineer
I’m a filthy hacker trying to Macgyver my way to a first product
Purpose Driven Meetings – New Metrics
A leader with clear purpose conveys meaning with little confusion or wasted energy. A gathering with a clear purpose focuses the attention and energy of participants towards a measurable outcome.
Balancing Bricks and Balloons
The following post is another brick in the road to becoming real series*. Although I’ve managed to discretize the phases below, in reality they are often convoluted and delightfully intertwined
Paths to Mastery
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Competition is Heating Up for Garage Sales
Competition is Welcome
In the search for viral patterns that can sustain and nourish rapid growth for our budding web business I came across a few other yard sale search sites. One had a well designed iPhone app and…
