The other day I had an entrepreneur come to my house with $2000 in cash to give me, and here’s why… Every time I go to an event I like to collect 4 or 5 entrepreneurs that I don’t know, and if I feel like they have good energy and are good people in general, I invite them to lunch.
I’ve been in and around business now for 15 years, both starting and investing in businesses – 33 companies and counting – and what I’ve noticed is that there are recurring characteristics that all great entrepreneurs have.
Is ADD/ADHD a Super Power? I believe that it is. I was diagnosed at 11 years old with ADD. For many years I was taking 40mg SR Ritalin, or Adderall. I still don’t understand how you can diagnose a child at that age. It honestly messed me up for many years because I believed there was something wrong with me
Today I’m excited to share with you something that’s been frustrating the begeezus out of me, which is that most people would rather be entertained than educated! It seems like it’s a subtle thing, because you’re like, “Dan, you are entertaining and you are teaching me stuff… what are you talking about? I love this! Why would you stop doing
Over the last 25 years, almost all of the private sector jobs have been created by businesses less than 5 years old. It’s because of this fact, that I believe most economic development strategies are broken. They focus on convincing bigger, established companies from outside of the region to open up new, remote offices, and focus less on fostering new
If you owned a restaurant and I asked you to suggest a restaurant for me to host an event at – wouldn’t you be pissed? Well, here’s the deal… If you email me asking for business advice and you haven’t tried Clarity – then I’ll take it as a personal insult. Here’s why…
In San Francisco, being an Entrepreneur puts you at the top of the food chain and failing is worn like a badge of honour – so most people can’t wait to jump into a pool full of startup Kool-Aid. Even the non-swimmers.
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people. ~ Will Rogers The other day I was talking with my mom – who owns a delivery service – and she asked, “Dan, you know a bit about business, what can I do to grow?” (You may find this funny, but I’ve never
As a teenager I was a “skater.” One of those kids who hung out downtown and annoyed the pedestrians. Skateboarding is how I spent my teenage years. Was I any good? I like to think so. Towards the end of my skating days, I almost got my 360 flips dialed in, used to launch myself straight off huge sets of
This morning I went for a run with a good friend and we were talking about online businesses. He’s an amazing teacher and gets asked all of the time to speak and help others due to the success he’s had in his classroom. So I said, “You should just publish your stuff online and sell it, so that it opens
