Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth. Mike Tyson One of the key distinctions between an entrepreneur and an operating executive is an entrepreneur’s almost seamless agility in the face of changing circumstances versus an operating executive’s intense execution focus on a plan. World-class entrepreneurs learn how to combine both. WTF? [...]
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He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again Shakespeare, Hamlet Act I, Scene 2 With 37 mllion people it’s remarkable that California has one of the most pristine and unspoiled coastline in the United States. One man and the organization he’s built is responsible for [...]
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And, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of Heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun. William Shakespeare Last week I had my “public servant” hat on in my [...]
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This week I’m at the California Coastal Commission hearing in Ventura California wearing my other hat as a public official for the State of California. After the hearing I drove up to Santa Barbara to give a talk to a Lean Startup Meetup. The talk, “Why Accountants Don’t Run Startups” summarized my current thinking about [...]
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Apologies for a “Secret History” post that appeared today and now is gone from the blog. (Those of you with a reader still have it.) It was a rough draft you’ll see again when I can finish complete sentences. (Something you can appreciate if you’ve read my class text on Customer Development.) My only excuse [...]
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