There are fairy tale stories that get reported in the media about the glorious life of an entrepreneur. The details are generally missing as it would be impossible to document the ups and downs of an entrepreneur throughout his or her journey. That would drive the reader insane for sure. The journey in simple terms… Continue reading
One of the benefits of being an ACG member is the opportunity to meet and listen to amazing people. Recently, I had an opportunity to meet and listen to Irwin Federman, General Partner at US Venture Partners. The talk was awesome and I am so glad, I had my notebook with me to capture many… Continue reading
Depending on the view, entrepreneurship looks different, very different. 1. View from a plane: Very smooth Like many things in life, entrepreneurship is quite complex but from far away (such as a view from the plane) it looks smooth and simple. 2. View from a helicopter: Colorful and Exciting From a reasonable distance, entrepreneurship looks… Continue reading
1M/1M Program has a bold mission One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. This is an ambitious project and it’s not surprising… Continue reading
The road less traveled is lonely. The destination is uncertain but the journey is priceless. Mini Saga #89 – Footprints Four years. Finally Roger’s startup was showing some promise. Roger was tired – no salary or vacation for months and mostly no weekends. “You could easily have made a ton of money elsewhere,” his friend… Continue reading
My friend Naveen Lakkur reminded me of an old saying that “Impossible” is nothing but “I M possible” Mini Saga #83 – Impossible “It can’t be done.” Trip heard that from a dozen of his close friends over one year. That day all of them were at his home and they echoed the same sentiment… Continue reading
Note: This was originally published in an other website called THINKsulting which I am phasing out. Question from HL: I have a potential project from a prospect. I think there are other people who have the same problem. Can we build a product in parallel as we are delivering the project? My take: It is… Continue reading
All of us get MANY new ideas everyday. Majority of these ideas will never see the light of the day.They die in our minds. But, some ideas we choose to pursue. How do we determine which ones to kill and which ones to pursue? It’s a million dollar question, really. Here is one model to… Continue reading
Background: Today is Sumukh’s birthday. He is 10 years old. I have always wanted him to learn the basics of building a company. Of course, it will be odd to try and teach a ten year old kid about balance sheets and income statements without a context. So, the last few weeks, Sumukh and I… Continue reading
Sheila Marcelo is the Founder and CEO of Care.com, an online service for families to find trustworthy options for child care, senior care, pet care, tutoring and housekeeping. Prior to this, as an entrepreneur, Sheila has worked as an executive at several successful for-profit start-ups with a social mission: Upromise.com, an online service helping families… Continue reading