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How to Predict the Future

Posted by Mike Seidle on Sep 15, 2011 in Blog, startups | 0 comments

Trying to accurately predict the future is hard to do. Most who try their crystal ball do so get it so totally wrong that it's embarrassing. Some people perpetually get it right, like Steve Jobs. What's the difference? The people who are wrong are on the outside looking in. The people who get it right are cheating. Don't believe me? Here's what Alan Kay (one of the people who your grandkids will learn about in American History and tell you about) has to say:

Instant Mission Statement Recipe

Posted by Mike Seidle on Jun 15, 2011 in Blog, startups | 1 comment

Nothing makes an entrepeneuer cringe like being asked, “What’s your mission statement?” It’s possible that the only thing...

You Can’t Prosper if You Can’t Survive

Posted by Mike Seidle on Jun 5, 2011 in Blog, startups | 0 comments

Believe it or not, staying in business is monumentally hard to do. If it were easy, 95% of small businesses would still be in business five years later. Oh, and your start up, even with $23 Million in funding is still a small business.