This is the fifth post in the Transitioning to Entrepreneurship and what to expect or employee to entrepreneur series. Photo Attribution: Creativity is not confined by ChrisM70 One of the key challenges in transition from employee to entrepreneur is being free of the 9 to 5. While this sounds exhilarating and shedding the shackles ofContinue reading →

This is the fourth post in the Transitioning to Entrepreneurship and what to expect or employee to entrepreneur series. Photo Attribution: HA1-000674 by Highways Agency If you find spending time in long boring meetings uninspired, would rather do something tangible than write a 40 page report or prefer to be accountable for the results youContinue reading →

This is the third post in the Transitioning to Entrepreneurship and what to expect or employee to entrepreneur series. Photo Attribution: climbing in red rocks silhouette by lastbeats It really is all about attitude with respect to almost anything and certainly with respect to starting a business. The absolute key mental outlook that anyone andContinue reading →

If was four years ago on February 29th, 2008 that the rubber hit the road for TheCodeFactory. The lease was signed we had a space and everything was real. Time to look back over the four years and reflect on some of the many small victories and great people met along the way. We areContinue reading →

Students want meaningful and relevant employment. Start-ups want energetic and enthusiastic employees. Sign up for SNS-12 is here: www.sns-12.eventbrite.com This is the premise of Students and Start-ups. We have had 11 previous events with 24 confirmed hires many of which are on our YouTube Channel (TheCodeFactory). There are 6 start-ups signed up for SNS-12: BlindsideContinue reading →

I’ll be speaking toward the end of February on transitioning to entrepreneurship and what to expect. The presentation will be turned into an ~15 part blog post series that I’ll start writing today. So … where to begin … well at the beginning of course. I like to use mind maps and find for aContinue reading →

When is Students and Start-ups 12? Date: Tentatively Monday February 13th, 2012 Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm Location: @TheCodeFactory of course! Who is it for? Student registration is here: http://sns-12.eventbrite.com computer science, engineering and programming STUDENTS are looking for work in the next 3 months. START-UPS looking to hire technical students in the next 3 months.Continue reading →

TheCodeFactory is excited to announce we have our first graduate. Ian Capstick and MediaStyle have grown from a single desk on the 2nd floor to a full office and studio on the 4th floor with plans to continue growing. We wish Ian, Travis, Sara, David and all the rest of the team much success asContinue reading →

I believe I am the first person to use this term with respect to start-up success. Googling “Learn Rate” yields results with respect to algorithms, math and artificial intelligence but, nothing with respect to start-up founder’s ability to learn. IMHO ”Learn Rate” is likely the single most important factor in start-up success … perhaps nextContinue reading →

All start-ups face a multitude of challenges and obstacles on the long and bumpy journey to success. The key to start-up DNA success is not really all that mysterious and could quite possibly be boiled to: Passion, People and Persistence. However, understanding the bonds and genetic code that holds the strands of start-up DNA togetherContinue reading →