Stress stinks. I know because of the recent comments I’ve received from staff, family, and friends. “Zach, you should take a break, you don’t look so hot.” “Zach, you’ve got bags under your eyes and they’re red.” “Zach…” We’ve all been there. It’s not fun. Operating a small business requires a few key ingredients; something […]
Category: Startups
Building a $160k ARR Business
The world is changing. Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever started out a piece of writing with something that ambiguous and open-ended. Everyday new technological advances come along. There are autonomous cars, AI that tickets you for jaywalking, and myriad other interesting (and scary) enhancements to our way of life. There is an undeniable shift […]
One Year Later — Launching the Fundraising Report Card!
Back in October of 2015 I wrote an article titled Notes From Creating a New Product. In that post I shared my excitement about beginning to work with Greg Warner, the CEO of MarketSmart on a new software. Today I’m even more excited to share an update on our progress. If you’ve chatted with me in person, I’ve […]
Building a Great Team is Hard
I am learning first-hand at MarketSmart what it takes to build a great team. A so-so team will not build a great company. It takes a united group of people to create something special. […]
Notes From Creating a New Product
I am in an extremely fortunate position to be working with an experienced entrepreneur in a real world setting. I am playing a major role in a project that could generate millions of dollars of revenue and be extremely beneficial for nonprofits. […]
Notes From My Failed Startup
We had no plan, no guide, no road-map. We were three college guys with an idea and that was about it. Looking back on it now, this is where we failed most. […]
YC Fellowship Application – Future Employee Benefits
I have replicated the YC fellowship application questions here on my blog. […]
Reading List for Young Entrepreneurs
Relaxing and taking time away from work presents the perfect opportunity to focus on personal development. For a few days you can forget about the client project you need to build and solely concentrate on yourself. For me, this means reading. […]
Don’t Trade Time For Money
When trading value for money the client is generally unaware of the time associated with producing or providing their service. They tend to think it takes a considerable amount of effort, planning and organization to produce or provide their service. […]
Creating Process in Business
Process also reduces and minimizes error. When something is done incorrectly and a mistake is made it is easy to place blame on an individual person. The organization as a whole bears the responsibility for an error made by one of its employees, yet internal mistakes tend to be placed directly on one person. […]
5 Things I’ve Learned Working For a Startup
If you represent growth as a function, then working tirelessly would be the result. Which is true, yet it also means that what we are producing is working, and not only that, it is working well enough that more and more people have interest. […]