Archive for August, 2008

Letting the Cat Out of the Bag.

Well folks, time to let Hundred Dollar Business project #5 out into the daylight.
The project is here, with a blog post talking about today’s soft launch here.
I’m really excited about this project because unlike projects #1-4, this one isn’t about a (seemingly) cool idea I had that I want to test.
Rather, it’s focused [...]

Defining the Concept: Creating a Bulls Eye Target

I’ve spent the last month getting Hundred Dollar Business project #5 ready… I’m officially starting full-time efforts on it tomorrow.
So I was a little surprised when I was at Gnomedex this weekend, and found myself struggling to articulate exactly what I’m working on. The description changed every time I talked to someone new about the [...]

The Difference Between Almost There, and Exactly There.

The guy on the right thought he was “almost there,” and stopped trying so hard. So the guy on the left, who was not even close, ended up winning.
Don’t stop trying hard until you’re exactly there, ok?

Stupid Analogy #5,197

Recently, in my discussions with entrepreneurs, I came up with a stupid analogy, called the Brain to Hand Spectrum. And because cartoons are the coolest way to communicate a message, thanks to my friends at toonlet, who make cartooning accessible to anyone, here’s the gist of it.
Click on the cartoon to see the full-size [...]

Hundred Dollar Project Coming

Well folks, it certainly has been a while since I cranked out a Hundred Dollar Business project! About 10 months ago, I finished work on The Entrepreneur Story, and have since left the HDB lifestyle alone for a while.
But, it’s just one of those things you can’t get enough of.
So I got an [...]