Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

Don’t assume you can outsource the implementation decisions. I have found that the process of writing down your idea, with a plan for implementation, and reviewing that plan with a business advisor, will force you to learn and acknowledge the real requirements for implementation. Build a strong team around you and learn from them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Being in business since I was 18 years old has led to a lot of conferences, meetings, mixers, classes, tradeshows and after parties. On the card I usually write the date, where I met the person, how I met them and what value I can bring to the table. Blogs and Forums. Some have called me a “super connector”.

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