[quote style=”boxed”]It’s simple. Find someone else passionate about the same problem you are trying to solve, start talking about it, then start making it happen. Something as simple as having a few drinks and putting post-it notes on a wall with all of your ideas can often be the best…
Erik Severinghaus is a Chicago based entrepreneur and business leader. As a student at the University of North Carolina, he founded a successful consulting company, helped launch iContact (a leading and fast-growing email marketing company) and ran a K-12 education software infrastructure company that he later sold. In 2004, Erik…
[quote style=”boxed”]I think the job I hate most was working as the front desk manager at a yoga studio in Berkeley. It really brought out the impatient side of me. I think that job taught me about navigating relationships with corporate management. It also taught me that yoga studios should…
[quote style=”boxed”]I visualize it and I try to figure out all of the components we need to make it a reality and then I start working on each one. I value speed above all else, because you don’t know what you don’t know until you try it, and I’d rather…
[quote style=”boxed”]I believe strongly in hiring the best available entrepreneurial talent over the best available experience fit. At a startup, everyone has to do bit of everything… it’s best to have talented, fearless folks who can pick up anything as opposed to specialists. We always tell our new hires that…
[quote style=”boxed”]Every day is different, but most days I try to get my mail done in the mornings and evenings. In between it’s meeting people, connect, share and build.[/quote] Nalden is regularly sought out for his fresh perspective and obstinate but clever style of consulting on everything from music and…
[quote style=”boxed”]I have an idea that could improve sales. I’ve always felt that web services from the west (for example: Google Apps, Get Satisfaction, Mailchimp, etc.) should price differently for Asia / Africa than they do to the rest of the world. Something like 10 USD / month which appears…
[quote style=”boxed”]Paying for my $75 bus ticket to college. The summer before college, everyday I walked three miles to the mall at 7am to get picked up to paint classrooms for 8 hours, and then I worked at McDonalds from 7:30 to close 4 days a week. I was exhausted,…
Hey I just got back from the Brauhaus and I got an email from our friends at AppSumo, and they’re including us in another giveaway. This one is more relevant than ever, as it’s an awesome course that helps you assess your idea. It’s called Upstart Bootcamp, and here is…
[quote style=”boxed”]I believe in teamwork. In my opinion, a good team is not defined by a few (engineers, soccer players, anything…) but the performance of the whole team altogether. So I would rather hire 5 good engineers and get the best out of them, whether they become rockstar engineers or…