From the monthly archives:

January 2011

Riding the Startup Roller Coaster to Success

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by Eric | Jan 25, 2011, 8:55am EST

This morning I wanted to take a quick stab at the emotional Roller Coaster that creating, launching, and managing a startup can be. Put simply, jumping into the startup void is not for the feint of heart. By no means am I advising against seeing your dreams to fruition, I am however, attempting to ground [...]

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Leadership: A Different Way

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by Eric | Jan 19, 2011, 1:36pm EST

Leadership is a subject that many in the startup world care deeply about. A few years back I read a book by David McCullough called 1776. The book was a fascinating read of just how tenuous and challenging the life of Goerge Washington was during the American Revolutionary War. More serious than a startup can [...]

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Startup Slide Deck: What to Include for your VC Presentation

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by Eric | Jan 12, 2011, 9:16am EST

The other day I had the opportunity to watch a full hour long presentation by Mark Suster on how to communicate and present to a VC. His presentation was excellent, packed with lots of good info regarding everything from, “how to dress” all the way down to “how to answer questions.” BTW — How did [...]

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Service: Getting Beyond Yourself

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by Eric | Jan 10, 2011, 3:04pm EST

There is something I have observed in our human condition that never fails to amaze me. Put simply — To the degree we focus on ourselves, the less happy it makes us. We all have tons of responsibilities that hit us each day.  From work, to family, to our hobbies and on and on… I’ve [...]

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Why Some Succeed and Most Do Not

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by Eric | Jan 6, 2011, 5:09pm EST

Not so long ago, back in New York, when I worked for Morgan Stanley, I was asked to speak to the incoming class of brokers. As preparation for the presentation, I brought in a few of the marketing professionals from the firm and spent a few hours going through their perceptions of what was, and [...]

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Failing Forward

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by Eric | Jan 5, 2011, 10:38am EST

Failure like fear have for many of us been the great barriers to the new and better. Now put “Fear and Failure” together, and you have a truly scary scenario. Does “failure” really have to create fear and if not, what can we do about it? Failure can and should be an amazing teacher. I [...]

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Steve Jobs on Product Releases

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by Eric | Jan 4, 2011, 9:05am EST

Back in December I wrote a piece on “When to Launch Your Startup.”  Later I was reading my Twitter feed on Xydo and came across this quote from Steve Jobs. “In certain cases my weaknesses are that I’m too idealistic. Realize that sometimes best is the enemy of better. Sometimes I go for “best” when [...]

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