The Art of Start and Reality Check

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked, over the years, if I regretted going to law school.

The answer is no. It taught me how to analyze scenarios, options and organize thoughts and deal with tremendous amounts of stress. What it didn’t teach me a whole lot about, though, was the actual practice of being a lawyer.

I’ve heard a similar theme from many MBAs. Truth is, the great value in most MBA and JD programs can be boiled down to 5 to 10 talks, presentations, classes and conversations that changed the way you experienced the world. So, I figured, why go through 2 years of B-school, drop $100,000 (that’s $70k on school, $20k on booze and $10k on Red Bull) and give up two years of income, when you can experience your…
 extraordinary moments with  true visionaries…right here, right now…


Guy Kawasaki’s “10 things” list crushes a bunch of start-up myths, shows you where to spend your time, money and energy when starting and growing a business. Main Points in the video below

1 Make Meaning
2 Mantra
3 Get Going
4 Define a business model
5 Weave a MAT (Milestone Assumptions Tasks)
6 Niche Thyself
7 Follow 10/20/30 Rule
8 Hire infected people
9 Marketing
10 Seed the Cloud
11 Dont let the bozos grind you down

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