Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 18, 2015
I rarely talk to any startup entrepreneur or VC who doesn’t feel it and somehow long for simpler times despite the benefits we all enjoy from increased enthusiasm for our sector. For entrepreneurs there’s too much money sloshing around. And as I like to say, “ In a strong wind even turkeys can fly.”
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 13, 2010
In other words, in a strong market even turkeys can fly. In a strong wind, even turkeys can fly. I’m certain that if you look at every single one of the entrepreneurs who’ve gone on to build big, enduring businesses they were unfundable once too.&#. Bryce is a bit like the entrepreneurs I search for. Ameet was right.
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crowdSPRING Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
Thanksgiving is a big holiday in the United States and traditionally, most families make a turkey for dinner. 3 mistakes I made as a young entrepreneur – [link]. Suddenly, the turkey I plan to make for Thanksgiving seems so spartan - [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!
Mike Michalowicz
OCTOBER 29, 2014
We awoke on Friday morning from our turkey induced slumber to find out that Tiger Woods’ wife beat him up overnight. The post PR Disasters: How Your Business Can Bounce Back (Tiger Woods Style) appeared first on Mike Michalowicz. Who will ever forget the Thanksgiving of 2009? Tiger laid on the ground with facial lacerations.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 22, 2018
Everything flows from it, including strategy, operations, staffing, team building, product development, branding and PR. Ask yourself what the quantifiable basis is for which you’ll determine if you have a winning idea or a turkey. Define value. This basis is value, and creating value is how an idea becomes a moneymaker.
crowdSPRING Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
A turkey is a turkey – [link]. Five Predictions For The Future Of Social Entrepreneurship | Forbes – [link]. Special Report: Silicon Valley’s dirty secret – age bias | Reuters – [link]. A poor effort to defend a P/E ratio of 666 (Salesforce). 6 Signs You’re Not Fit to Lead – [link].
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 21, 2014
I’d like to do a few posts on what life looks like on the way up and perhaps how to keep your head on straight and avoid drinking your own Kool Aid because as I often advise entrepreneurs on irrational exuberance, “ In a strong wind even turkeys can fly.” What their initial feedback has been?
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