There is a phrase I learned in College called ‘having a healthy disregard for the impossible’. That is a really good phrase. You should try and do things that most people would not.
….squint to see Larry….
Chances are we’ll still fail to do the impossible most times.
If we don’t try we are certain to fail every time.
This is where we work…
As a follow up to my office space blog entry here’s a web site that can do a far better job of displaying cool offices than I can. aintnodisco.com
Start up blog mantra:
Delay expenditure
Bring forward investments
Know the difference between the two. If unsure, ask.
Which space would we rather work in?
This..
or these?
* click to enlarge
(the leggo dudes don’t look very happy to me)
Sure some of these spaces are less efficient (read cost more). But it doesn’t have to be that way…. in any case, how cost efficient is an uninspired and bored workforce whose only thought is getting to the punch clock on time?
When our startups leave the kitchen, it doesn’t mean we need to act like the company we left.
HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened on November 4, 1926, in Amsterdam.
Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands. HEMA also has stores in Belgium, Luxemburg, and Germany.
Take a look at HEMA’s product page (switch sound on first).
You can’t order anything and it’s in Dutch but just wait a couple of seconds and watch what happens.
Click here to see it.
Click on ‘nog een keer’ to replay, it’s worth a second look…
Startups – get Wow !
Cold Calling – is the hardest part of being an entrepreneur. A skill which is game winning.* Don’t believe what you’ve heard, the truth is very few businesses can grow without getting on the phone.
* We’re not talking about selling insurance to unsolicited numbers…no.
We’re talking about contacting people in our world, our place of business, our industry, our corner of technology. Contacting people where a relationship could be valuable to both parties. We’re not selling either, we’re collaborating. But have no doubt, we are still cold calling.
Create a file in your email folder. Title it ‘encouragement’
For the occasions when you get inspired, thanked or congratulated. Keep it. File it. Refer to it.
Delete the insults.