Facebook looks at daily active users. Airbnb.com uses bookings. At Clarity – my previous company – we obsessed over completed calls. These are called North Star Metrics. It’s a clear
One of my favourite stories of a bootstrapped founder is Clay Collins. He’s the creator of LeadPages.net, and when I first met him he was doing $100K+ a month in
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
The other day I had an old highschool friend invite me to a private facebook group for their network marketing product. When I scanned the posts in the group, they
“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
When I started in business I couldn’t sell to save my life. After two failed companies I decided to fix that. My solution? Driving around nights & weekends in my
The other day my furnace stopped working. The issue is that my wife was trying to change the air filter. Why? Don’t ask (she just likes to do those kinds
“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
When I was 26 I spent $150K to hire a business advisor/coach named Stew. It was almost all the cash I had left in my business at the time, but
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