Stupid Pricing
As an entrepreneur, one of the things that bothers me is when I see another business using stupid pricing. Let’s start with a simple example….
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Thoughts on Leadership
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Find Customers Willing to Pay the Premium
For many start-ups (and many companies) one of the primary goals is to find customers who are willing to “pay the premium.” Customers that pay…
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Top 10 Reasons TechCrunch Became Successful
This morning, I saw the breaking news that AOL has acquired the blog TechCrunch. I’ve known Mike Arrington & his team for the better part…
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Completely Disconnected: A Tech-Free Week
By the time you read this, I’m a few days into the one week of the year that I try to completely disconnect from all…
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Free Cake! A Story of Remarkable Customer Service
From the very beginning of Punchbowl, I made the decision to try and stand out from the competition by offering remarkable customer service. Since the…
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Why Are We Here?
I’ve done countless presentations in my career of all different types. For years, I taught classes on 3-D graphics and animation, later I presented regularly…
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Don’t Congratulate an Entrepreneur for Being Close
Although there is a very small difference between the words “close” and “closed,” in a start-up there is a world of difference. When an entrepreneur…
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Don’t Give Up
I’ve had a very difficult, but rewarding week. It’s been one of the hardest weeks of my career. I wrote the below post many months…
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Sometimes the Only Solution is Sleep
This is the kind of post that I want have on this blog; brutal, honest, and raw. These are my stream of consciousness thoughts after…
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Don’t Measure Success by the Number of Employees
When people ask what I do for a living, I typically say that I run my own company. Depending on the audience, I’ll mention that…
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