After failing twice in business I decided I needed help from a mentor. The first person I identified was named Larry and he lived 1500 miles away. After sitting on it for weeks, I finally hit send on the email asking him to meet. Within 30 minutes he replied and agreed with a recommendation for a ...

I’m the guy that gets the call when a business is in trouble… … when they need a business turnaround from the verge of bankruptcy to a successful business. Friends call me. Banks call me. If I’m lucky, the entrepreneur calls me before it’s too late. The truth is, it’s always challenging for me to ...

Do you think Google was the first search engine? AirBnb.com the first online vacation rental site? Dropbox the first online file storage company? No. No. No. Why does this matter? Because it’s the most common excuse wantrapreneurs like to give for staying on the sidelines. “Someone’s already doing ...

I used to believe that ANYONE could be an entrepreneur. Until the day my friend Julie went bankrupt. When she started her business, I was pumped… probably more so than I should’ve been. She left our meeting excited to take on the challenges and get going. The reason she failed is because she didn’t ...

Do you have a business coach that pushes you to do things outside of your comfort zone? If not, you should. Recently one of my good friends was brainstorming new strategies for generating sales within the next 30 days. We sat down, brainstormed ideas for quantity THEN ranked based on effort and ...

If you think “sales” is a dirty word, then you’re going to hate today’s video. But if you believe that it’s not just your right, but your flat out responsibility to share your product / service / program with as many people who can benefit from it as possible… … then read this carefully. ...

Have you ever felt stupid? I have. For pretty much my entire teenage existence I felt like I didn’t understand the world around me. When I got into business at 17 it was no different. I’d watch these “businessmen” talk and I had no clue what they were saying…. … but over time I decided to learn. I ...

Are you a SaaS entrepreneur? If not, probably best to skip this blog… … but don’t worry, next week I’m going to share a killer strategy on how ANY business owner can grow their company by “drafting” on other people’s hard work. Simple strategy, but powerful results. However, if you ARE a SaaS ...

Don’t you love how your parents can ask questions that cut right to your core? After my second failed venture, my dad pulled me aside and asked me why I didn’t just get a normal job? “Normal job? WTF… I’m unemployable.” was my response. I was determined to figure it out. That’s when I went deep and ...

Want to know why building a tech startup is TWICE as hard as opening a restaurant? It’s because both the product AND the market are unknown. They need to be figured out… … for a sushi restaurant, you just need to know if people in your city eat sushi – which most do. So the risk is only in building ...

At 17, after I got out of jail and rehab (long story), I had to rebuild my group of friends. It was tough. I had to change high-school. Keep my distance from past influences. Build new relationships. At times I felt lonely but for me it truly was a matter of life & death.