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I Need Restaurant Introductions and Will Pay for Them!!!

February 25, 2012, Bootstrapping, Entrepreneurship Stories, Startup
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/i-need-restaurant-introductions-and-will-pay-for-them/

One of the reasons I think School for Startups is the best place to learn entrepreneurship is that the teachers here are real working business starters.  I am excited to announce a new venture and to solicit your help! I would like to pay you for successful  introductions in the restaurant industry.  And as blog [...]

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The Janitor Has the Scoop

February 14, 2012, Creativity and Ideation
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/the-janitor-has-the-scoop/

Okay, so maybe it’s not the janitor necessarily. Maybe it’s the secretary. The point is that if you are trying to solve a business problem, go to the people who really see what is happening. I admit that I have been that person who meets with the management of a company to better understand a problem. [...]

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This Caroline Clause Cost Me $300,000

February 14, 2012, Entrepreneurship Stories
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/this-caroline-clause-cost-me-300000/

Back in the 1990s, I was running a company called American Computer Experience. The company was still small in 97 or 98, as we were still operating in a small duplex, actually half of a duplex, on Greenwood Avenue behind Surin restaurant in Virginia Highlands. We probably had 10 to 12 employees working in just [...]

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Ashley Madison Proves my Point: The Passionless Entrepreneur

February 13, 2012, passion
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/ashley-madison-proves-my-point-the-passionless-entrepreneur/

I wrote a guest  blog last week (for BestBizPractices.org) about my views on passion. To summarize: I respect those that have passion for their work, but suggest that passion might be reserved for the ones that you love and that you should not wait for your passion to make you a successful entrepreneur, as maybe you [...]

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Indian Funding Landscape and Congrats to Ayush!

February 12, 2012, Angels, International, Venture Capital
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/indian-funding-landscape-and-congrats-to-ayush/

I wanted to reflect some more on my recent trip to India. In particular, I would like to share with you the things I learned about the Indian angel and venture capital community from a panel of experts that spoke at the IIT eSummit in Mumbai two weeks ago. The panel included Indranil Deb of [...]

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The Caroline Clause = Toot Your Own Horn

February 9, 2012, Entrepreneur Personality, Entrepreneurship Stories, General Thoughts
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/the-caroline-clause-toot-your-own-horn/

I was downtown today at the Metro Atlanta Chamber getting ready for this year’s Business Person of the Year Award. Chris and I will be judges, along with several other people of course, for this year’s contest. We did the same thing last year, really enjoyed it, and also helped present the awards at the [...]

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Atlas Shrugged Part 2 Details and Trailer

February 7, 2012, Events, General Thoughts
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/atlas-shrugged-part-2-details-and-trailer/

Atlas Shrugged Part 2 will happen.  And again, we greet the news with mixed emotions.  Glad it will get done, scared they will screw it up, again. Enough has been said about Part 1, yes its was so exciting that it got made, so disappointing that it was not better.  I guess my imagination is [...]

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Entrepreneurs Lack Common Graces

February 7, 2012, Entrepreneurship Stories, General Thoughts
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/entrepreneurs-lack-common-graces/

I have been overwhelmed recently about some of the entrepreneurs I have run across.  It seems like so many of them have forgotten, or never knew, common courtesies.   I have three guys in mind, of different ages and backgrounds. One guy, Bob, approached me about help with a medical product he had invented.  He called [...]

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More Reasons to Dislike Facebook IPO

February 6, 2012, Facebook
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/more-reasons-to-dislike-facebook-ipo/

A Pew Research Study was released yesterday, giving us more insight into the Facebook users and their habits.  Interestingly, this data should provide soon-to-be-shareholders with a scary insight into the user base.  Twenty percent of the users account for eighty percent of activity!!  Where have we heard that before?  The old 20/80 rule.  Makes me [...]

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Facebook IPO Fools Errand

February 3, 2012, Facebook, General Thoughts
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/facebook-ipo-fools-errand/

Well Facebook has finally filed for their IPO, and it will make Mark probably the 4th or 5th richest person in the world.  Congratulations.  I am so happy for him and his new 1000 millionaires. But, you people that are excited about buying shares soon, a word of caution!!!  Do not buy!!!  This stock is [...]

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