Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Most founders have a strong sense of what they’re trying to achieve. They hire their initial co-founders and early employees and everybody has a sense of “mission.” We tend to stick by founders in tough times and often roll up our sleeves in the darkest hours. A Sense of Purpose. Conviction.

Leadership 150

Leadership Southern California San Diego Hiring 150

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I was driven by my desire for freedom and that’s what I got; along with an amazing opportunity to help transform my employees’ and my client’s lives through homeownership and real estate. I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business. 12 – It was Just Time. Image Credit: Jane Scudder.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. The Innovation Center at Houston’s TMC (TMCx), co-located with Johnson and Johnson’s J-Labs, and the Center for Medical Device Innovation, drive medical innovation. Joe Lonsdale. Drew Houston.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

As I discussed last week in the Greymatter podcast with my friend and Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh , I believe that a knowledge of philosophy is actually a great asset for entrepreneurs. My general advice is to go join a startup as an employee, and learn from experience. Like many first time founders, I ran over that landmine.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

As I discussed last week in the Greymatter podcast with my friend and Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh , I believe that a knowledge of philosophy is actually a great asset for entrepreneurs. My general advice is to go join a startup as an employee, and learn from experience. Like many first time founders, I ran over that landmine.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2014

Duchman had noticed services that delivered meals to people who were on a diet or too busy to cook for themselves had begun in various parts of the country, but there were none serving the Miami market. Says Abhishek Daga, co-founder of Thrillophilia,“I was born to do adventure! I like that in an employee,” he told me. “I

Miami 107

Miami Curation Cofounder New York 107

Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2016

One neighbor owned the corner drug store, and another had a furniture store, though most of our neighbors were simply employees with 9-5 jobs in retail and construction. In the middle of a Michigan winter, I stuck out my thumb and hitchhiked to Miami, the warmest place I could think of.

San Jose 179

San Jose Silicon Valley Michigan Miami 179

Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2016

One neighbor owned the corner drug store, and another had a furniture store, though most of our neighbors were simply employees with 9-5 jobs in retail and construction. In the middle of a Michigan winter, I stuck out my thumb and hitchhiked to Miami, the warmest place I could think of.

San Jose 120

San Jose Silicon Valley Michigan Miami 120