Growth Engine

A few months ago I had lunch with a bunch of highschool aged entrepreneurs to give them feedback on their idea.

They were planning on building an energy generating play park for kids.

Now, I don’t mean to come off as a direct poo-pooer of dreams…

… but after 15 minutes of listening to their pitch I decided to ask some questions that I knew were going to shatter their excitement.

1. Have you figured out the average time a kid plays on a play park?
2. If they did play with your version of a swing, how much energy would it generate?
3. Does that amount generate a sizable amount of energy?
4. What’s the added cost to build a swing your way vs. the existing way?
5. Does the assumed energy production cover the additional cost?

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“This is totally a company you would create!”

That’s what people would say every time I showed them the prototype for Clarity.

My passion for connecting people to have a conversation was something I had been doing for years…

… first starting with Founder Dinners, and morphing over the years to my entrepreneurial events like Maple Summit, Idea to Exit, etc.

What I quickly realized is that most great companies were started by founders who had a passion for the problem way before they discovered the solution. Read More

“Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.” ~ Jim Rohn (click to tweet)

That quote cuts through the noise and sets the foundation for everything else in business.

If you want to grow your business, you need a goal, a strategy and a way to review and monitor your progress.

It’s a rhythm for success.

That’s what I want to teach you today. Read More