this is a great post that adds a lot of great tips to the discussion for parents. it really moves the discussion forward. Thanks for writing it.
I agree that commutes, meetings and starbucks runs are out of the question for folks with limited time to dedicate to their startup.
I see people doing two 20 minute Starbucks runs a day and I'm like how can they waste 40 minutes a day/200 minutes a week/$50 a week on Starbucks.... then i realize they don't have to get home by 7:30 to put their kids to bed and wake up at 6am to feed them breakfast.
I'm uber efficient these days.... even my email list was designed to make my life more efficient.
I don't need to go to networking events, read blogs, recruit developers, do PR, do SEO or do any kind of social media or marketing.
I simply pull my thoughts together in 30-60 minutes and hit the send button. 20k+ folks get it in their email box, 250k get it on the web as folks discuss it and forward it around and 1,000+ responses wind up in my inbox.
Many of the responses I get are from entrepreneurs who want:
a) me to angel invest (so i get deal flow!)
b) developers from outside of the major cities who want to break in to the internet industry ("well hello! please meet my Director of Technology who will fly you in for a recruiting/cult meeting")
c) investors who want to hear about ThisWeekIn.com, LAUNCH.IS or Mahalo.
d) press who want to re-run the piece
e) partners who want to leverage Mahalo's 20m+ uniques.
Efficiency wins..... efficiency and leverage can be found anywhere--you just have to be open minded.
I agree that commutes, meetings and starbucks runs are out of the question for folks with limited time to dedicate to their startup.
I see people doing two 20 minute Starbucks runs a day and I'm like how can they waste 40 minutes a day/200 minutes a week/$50 a week on Starbucks.... then i realize they don't have to get home by 7:30 to put their kids to bed and wake up at 6am to feed them breakfast.
I'm uber efficient these days.... even my email list was designed to make my life more efficient.
I don't need to go to networking events, read blogs, recruit developers, do PR, do SEO or do any kind of social media or marketing.
I simply pull my thoughts together in 30-60 minutes and hit the send button. 20k+ folks get it in their email box, 250k get it on the web as folks discuss it and forward it around and 1,000+ responses wind up in my inbox.
Many of the responses I get are from entrepreneurs who want:
a) me to angel invest (so i get deal flow!) b) developers from outside of the major cities who want to break in to the internet industry ("well hello! please meet my Director of Technology who will fly you in for a recruiting/cult meeting") c) investors who want to hear about ThisWeekIn.com, LAUNCH.IS or Mahalo. d) press who want to re-run the piece e) partners who want to leverage Mahalo's 20m+ uniques.
Efficiency wins..... efficiency and leverage can be found anywhere--you just have to be open minded.