I love to write.

Here are few thoughts I’ve written down over the years.

Want to be a Disruptor?

Just focus on the market that nobody is paying attention to.

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Yes, You Can Start a Business Without Raising Money.

Most small businesses launch without raising a penny. And they have good reasons for doing so.

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The Power of Persistence.

Starting is critical. But sticking with it? Even more so.

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Stop Thinking. Start Doing.

You’ll never know if your idea is any good just by thinking about it.

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Everything I Know About Fundraising I Learned From Panhandling.

And here’s a hint: It helps to be hungry.

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Grow Up? Or Get Out?

What happens when running a company isn’t as fun as growing one?

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The Most Important Part of Scaling Your Business. Scaling Yourself!

Just as a startup has a limited supply of people, money, and resources, you as an individual are equally constrained.  There’s only so much you can do in a day.

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The Netflix Culture in Four Words: Use Your Best Judgement.

Netflix is famous for its “freedom and responsibility” culture, in which employees are given almost unimaginable latitude to do their jobs as they see fit.

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The Canada Principle.

The Canada Principle serves as a constant reminder to us to make sure we didn’t run around chasing what appeared to be low hanging fruit, all the while taking our eyes off what was truly important in scaling our business.

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Hardware is Different.

This is one of the reasons that doing a hardware startup is particularly challenging. Once you start, and have converted your idea into something physical, it’s very hard to change direction.

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No One Is Going To Steal Your Idea.

It’s unoriginal and it will never work. But neither of those things matter.

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You Know Your User . . . But Who Is Your Customer?

Users and customers are frequently one and the same.  When you go to a restaurant, you are both the user and the customer.  But think about dog food for a moment; in this case the two are quite different; your dog is the user, but you are the customer. 

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