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The Connection between Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship
I’ve been thinking a lot on these topics lately. In part in preparation for tomorrow’s talk on the topic at the EO Alchemy conference. In part because what we’re doing at RG Labs intersects all three of these areas very directly. And in part because some of the statistics and trends right now are downright [...]
Continue reading...Companies I’m psyched about helping
18. September 2011
Right now something that feels like about 98% of my waking hours goes into helping to building RG Labs. However, from time to time I come across companies that I feel are doing special things and have taken advisory roles with them. This post, which I’ll update from time to time is a listing of [...]
Continue reading...11 (More) Must-Read Articles on Building World-Class Teams
10. July 2011
Here’s a follow-up article to “21 Must-Read Articles on Building World-Class Teams“, a post I wrote about six weeks ago. Enjoy! (As always, I should mention in passing that if you’re interested in being a part of world-class team, RG Labs is hiring.) #1 – Hiring a VP of Engineering or CTO For Non-Techie (First Time) [...]
Continue reading...21 Must-Read Articles on Building World-Class Teams
21. May 2011
Capital and talent tend be found in inverse proportions. When capital is scarce, talent is, at least in a relative sense, somewhat abundant. Now, when capital for start-ups is relatively abundant, hiring a world-class team can be quite challenging. There have been a number of great articles written about things to be thinking about as [...]
Continue reading...The Hardest Working People on the Planet
30. December 2009
As entrepreneurs working hard is a given (if you want to be successful that is). Of course, there’s always a question of just what truly is working hard. I’ve found that most entrepreneurs, if compared to the average office worker at a big company, work extremely hard. However, just because you’re working [...]
Continue reading...Presentations for entrepreneurs from my eduFire classes
18. December 2009
As many of you know I’ve been teaching a series of courses related to entrepreneurship on eduFire. I wanted to post links here to some of the presentations I’ve used in case you find them helpful. Enjoy! A Decade’s Worth of Entrepreneurial Advice Entrepreneur Bootcamp: Your Idea Financing Your Venture How to Build a World Class Team How [...]
Continue reading...Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
17. December 2009
There are two kinds of “quit” in this world. There’s the smart quit. The one where you know you’re not doing the right thing with your life. The kind of one David Allen did. The one that intuitively feels right in every kind of way. And then there’s the other type [...]
Continue reading...Build your entrepreneurial confidence. Try these tips on for size.
20. November 2009
Entrepreneurship is hard. You’re going to go through moments where you feel like you’re on top of the world. And then you’re going to experience moment when you think the world is going to come to an end. And often those moments will occur within the same hour of the day. When you [...]
Continue reading...A dozen of the best start-up pitches on the Web
13. November 2009
One of the best ways to prepare yourself to pitch your company is to watch other people pitch theirs. Here are a dozen of the best “start-up” pitches I could find (watching people pitch established companies is, in general, not as much fun ). Watch and learn! (PS Post any other [...]
Continue reading...Raising capital – The 50 or so things you should read first
8. November 2009
I’ve aggregated a bunch of blog posts related to pitching your business to venture capitalists. My apologies in advance for the lack of organization. Please respond with additional posts in the comments and I’ll add them to the post as appropriate. Enjoy! Babak Nivi (Venture Hacks) Pitching (Excellent outline with a bunch of must-reads. [...]
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20. October 2011
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