I’ve heard about this guy for a while – knew he was about entrepreneurship or start-ups or business something or another – Guy Kawasaki.
This guy made me want to take notes and then kick ass. So I did.
Here are the notes:
“And how,” you ask, “did this lead to kicking ass?”
Well, I sent out over a thousand dollars in invoices, put two websites on line, and wrote this post about a great speech.
Four Things I Learned, Out of Ten
If you don’t feel like watching the video, below are 4 things I learned from it.
- Create milestones. When you are starting on a project, Guy says, it’s a smooth as freshly zambonied ice – infinite possibility. Unless you can envision milestones in the distance, you may end up skating in circles. Milestones help you prioritize.
- Mantras are better than mumbo-jumbo. There is a very funny bit about mission statements that have nothing to do with…well, anything.
- Ask women. I already knew this, but I never thought about it as applied to a business plan. Guy’s view is that men have a genetic deficiency when it comes to judging business plans.
- Don’t go alone. He puts it, “find a few soulmates.” Two is better than one and all that.
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