SHORTCUT YOUR STARTUP
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
For years, we’ve been hearing from the business media about scaling fast, burn rates, and failing fast. Everything is fast, fast, fast! But the Department of Commerce puts the failure rate of new ventures at 90% within the first 5 years! Now, that is failing fast!... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Startups have been told by investors, advisors and the media to “scale fast!” The idea is to dominate your space, crush the competition, and become an acquisition target as quickly as possible. You’re even told to “fail fast!” Seems like everything is fast, fast,... WATCH OUT FOR THE SHOVEL SELLERS!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
In California, we have an old saying, “The only people who made money during the Gold Rush were selling shovels!” But a gold miner needs a lot more than a shovel. More importantly, he needs a map. And the folks selling shovels can’t help with that, because if they... DON’T SAY GOODBYE WITHOUT SAYING THANK YOU!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
It’s easy to get carried away with the new prospects for the New Year. After all, this year is over (finally!). And not all the news was good… The media has done a fine job of frightening us by focusing on the negative. Then there’s the personal frustrations of all... FOCUS ON ACCOMPLISHMENT
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
It’s easy these days to get carried away with the news. There’s shootings, war, terrorism, disease and injustice all over the front page, blasting out on the television, radio and internet. It’s designed to scare you and make you want to read, listen and watch more....