< Back to The Campfire There’s a well known idea that you can classify any business into one of two camps: Vitamin or Painkiller. Vitamins provide long term benefits. They’re an investment that will help you make progress on larger goals. Unfortunately, the delay...
< Back to The Campfire How much does timing affect your chance of success in a market? What outside forces might impact the longevity of your business? A few weeks ago, I was on my morning commute to the gym. There was another car about 50 yards ahead of me and I...
< Back to The Campfire If I told you that “nobody cares” about your business how would you react? What’s the feeling you get in your gut when you hear that?When we hear “nobody cares” we’re inclined to first interpret it as a reflection on ourselves:My idea is...
< Back to The Campfire Over the past several years, I’ve had the opportunity to provide mentorship to college students at USC through the school’s entrepreneurship program. As I work with these students on their first business ideas, there’s a question I ask in...
< Back to The Campfire With all the different flavors of competition your business is up against, there’s a sneaky one that’s easy to overlook. No matter what industry you’re in, this competitor is always ready to lure away your potential customers. “Do Nothing.”...
< Back to The Campfire One of the biggest challenges of being an entrepreneur is maximizing the use of your time. As a founder you never get a nice, contained list of responsibilities to focus on. Instead you get one massive list titled: “Do everything to keep the...