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Comment on Employee to Entrepreneurs Series – “The Leap” Starting by Brent Mondoux

Brent Mondoux — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:41:41 +0000

Looking forward to this series Ian! This most definitely will prove to be a very interesting read.

A couple more potential additions for you to consider which I know you’ll have lots of valuable insight:

- “Balance” If you let your entrepreneurial efforts rule or overtake your personal life entirely, there will be consequences.

- “Leverage” Make sure that you learn early on to leverage other peoples expertise, time and money. Doing your own “everything” eliminates the time that you have to focus on where your value is.

Cheers,
Brent

Comment on Transitioning to Entrepreneurship and what to expect … a blog post series by Chris Schmitt

Chris Schmitt — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:23:50 +0000

I’m looking forward to this.

Comment on Work smart not hard? by Brent Mondoux

Brent Mondoux — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:29:45 +0000

Great article Ian! We’ve been through a few brainstorming sessions related to our marketing and sales. After a few minor changes and ensuring we target niches we’re specialized in, we have found that we are working smarter and not necessarily as hard at gaining the leads that can truly benefit from our services. It’s very important to re-assess often (every month or so) on work accomplished and assess if it was accomplished by working smart.

Comment on Knowledge breadth versus depth by Brent Mondoux

Brent Mondoux — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:26:01 +0000

We’ve used OCRI’s iProfit mentorship program and had tremendous success as a result. I strongly recommend it to any entrepreneur seeking some guidance!

Comment on Transitioning to Entrepreneurship and what to expect … a blog post series by Brent Mondoux

Brent Mondoux — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:24:04 +0000

Great article Ian! Love the mind mapping representation, that visualization is gold!

Comment on Start-up Hockey Analogy by Glenn Schmelzle

Glenn Schmelzle — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:35:07 +0000

Ian,
Some might see this as harsh, but the analogy to hockey is still valid. Like hockey players, not all startups will make it to the ‘big show,’ although they may still be deemed a success at their own level. The question of how high they can go has more to do with the size of addressable market, not product brilliance or marketing tactics.
Keep the great posts coming.

Comment on Start-up Hockey Analogy by Brent Mondoux

Brent Mondoux — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:16:33 +0000

Hey Ian,

As usual, thanks for the entertaining and insightful read. Your hockey analogy is very thought provoking. I enjoyed reading your article.

Cheers,
Brent

Comment on Leap Day? by Ian

Ian — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:04:39 +0000

Thank you for the comment Farhad and kind words.

Comment on Leap Day? by Farhad Khan

Farhad Khan — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:05:48 +0000

Ian,

Thanks for your wonderful speech at the IEEE SPAC and the comments in this post. I’ve been using the “burn your boat” analogy to inspire our team!

Look forward to hearing more from you on the topics above.

Thanks,
Farhad

Comment on Leap Day? by Ian

Ian — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:58:38 +0000

Thank you very much for the kind words Jennifer. All the best for your journey down the road less traveled.

Ian