Introducing Dyced

July 8, 2014

One of the two new startups we have been working on (i.e. doing customer discovery around) we named Dyced. We built a simple landing page for the startup. The idea is to bring the cloud to video walls. Video walls are displays that use multiple TV screens to create a larger display than a single […]

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Retirement

July 7, 2014

Over the holiday and recently I’ve had a number of conversations with people close to retirement or planning for retirement. The concept of retirement is abstract and foreign to me, so I’m interested in hearing from others on this topic. Of course I think it is important to have a plan to financially provide for […]

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Paul Judge’s Guide to Atlanta’s Startup Scene

July 5, 2014

Everyone once in awhile someone local does something worth everyone paying attention to. Paul Judge did that today by releasing a great guide to Atlanta’s startup scene. I’m impressed how well he did putting it together given how much is going on around town. I’m excited to be here and love Atlanta. Checkout the full report […]

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Patriotic Songs of Independence Day

July 4, 2014

I love Independence Day. It’s full of summer, patriotism, parades, fireworks, friendship, family, and memories of those who have paved the way for us to enjoy the freedoms of this land. I know that many of the readers of this blog are not from the US, but I wanted to take one post to share. The […]

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A Swift Kick In The Pants

July 3, 2014

Both of my grandfathers served in WWII. My mom’s dad used to tell a story of training a newly enlisted serviceman to throw a grenade. The new guy had pulled the pin and had frozen with fear. My grandfather not having time to do anything else said all he could do was give the guy […]

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When Things Are Bad, Voting Rights Matter

July 2, 2014

non-founders with large equity stakes always cause trouble. always. — Bryce Roberts (@bryce) July 3, 2014 Voting rights matter in a startup. They matter in obvious ways, like deciding whether or not to: do M&A transactions hire/fire someone on the management team raise more money But when things are really terrible, voting rights matter too. […]

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How To Determine Startup Metrics To Track

July 1, 2014

I have recently been working with my team to revamp the metrics we track. It is part of the EOS Scorecard. I am meeting individually with every member of the company and asking them to think holistically about our business. I have given each of them a two part framework within which to contemplate and […]

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How To Set Company Culture

June 30, 2014

Culture of a startup is defined by 3 things: 1) How the founders behave, 2) Whom they recruit, reward and recognize, and 3) Whom they let go — Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) June 22, 2014 I have written a lot about company culture on this blog. It is very important. One of the hardest things about […]

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Do You Test Personality Types On Your Team?

June 29, 2014

Last week I was talking with entrepreneurs in my EO forum about the DISC assessment test. It is used to determine personality types. In preparation for the meeting with my EO forum last week, I took a test and came out with a high D and I, and a lower S and C. I am […]

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How To Contact Your Prospect List

June 27, 2014

We are working on customer discovery for two new startup ideas. We’ve generated a list of potential prospects, including emails and phone numbers for many of those. We have a script for making phone calls. Now we are working on a process for reaching out systematically to the entire (and growing) list. One of our […]

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