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Learning to Pause Before I Storm June 20, 2016 •2 Comments
I recently had the opportunity to grab lunch with a friend and mentor that I had not seen in a couple of years. After doing the typical catching up he hit me with an interesting question, “So what have you learned in the last several years?” I was caught off guard by the question. Not…
The Last Mile December 9, 2014
For the last several months I have been training for the Dopey Challenge. The challenge is to run a 5K, 10K, half marathon, and full marathon over four consecutive days at Disney World. I joke that they called it the “Dopey Challenge” because it was more politically correct than calling it the “Stupid Idiot’s Challenge”….
Controlling Your Site’s Facebook Thumbnail October 10, 2014
I recently launched the website for a new business I am starting up. My wife, wanting to help promote this new venture, right away posted the link to Facebook. When I looked at her post on my news feed here is what I saw: After weeks of painstakingly working on the site to get it…
Chinese Proverb September 9, 2014
A few years ago I was introduced to the ancient Chinese proverb* that states, “It will take you twice as long, and cost you twice as much as you expected.” At the time I was working inside of a large, public company for the first time in my career. The frequency that this proverb proved…
Starting Again July 30, 2014
It has been just over 18 months since McAfee came through and laid of all but two of the InternetSafety.com employees. Since then, I have done some consulting work here and there, helped manage the construction of my church’s new building, released an iPhone app, and done a fair amount of traveling. It has been…
#Fail May 10, 2014
Over the past few weeks I have been looking into a few business opportunities. When I tell people what I have been working on they get this weird look on their face, and then ask something like, “Why? You’ve never done that before.” I simply remind them that I had never built a consumer software product…
How to Choose a Lawyer April 21, 2014
What do you call 99 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start! I have been telling this joke for years. It is not that I have a real problem with lawyers in general, I just have a problem with the few bad apples that spoil the whole basket. The good news…
The Rest of the Team April 17, 2014
When I started my own business I had no clue, at all, what I was doing. It seemed so easy from the outside looking in. For many years I got by doing everything myself, but as the business grew I had to start getting help. To help me, I built a team that could help…
Forget the Business Plan March 26, 2014
When my brother, Aaron, and I started SafeBrowse.com the first step was to write a business plan. There was no second step until step one was done. In fact, I was so dedicated to the business plan process that I have a version for each of our first eight years. It seemed to me that…
Lessons Learned On the Journey… So Far March 18, 2014
I have the opportunity to speak in a couple of classes at a local high school about some of the lessons I learned while building a business. Here are the highlights of what I plan to share: Get Your Hands Dirty: Nobody likes to work for the guy that looks down on his minions from his…