by Joel | Mar 20, 2024 | Entrepreneurship, Regularing
Hopefully you’ve met Rocco around Mozart’s some Friday morning, and maybe you caught his Show And Tell last summer: Rocco’s truck Gator yields vivid Show And Tell. Rocco’s company, Current EV Motors, converted his 1978 Ford F150 into a fully...
by Joel | Feb 29, 2024 | Austin, Entrepreneurship
Per usual, Andrew Chen’s recent “How to break into Silicon Valley” shares good ideas like: ask for intros add value to conversation (want practice?) have a “thing” find your cult write in public While Austin remains a rounding error...
by Joel | Feb 17, 2024 | Austin, Entrepreneurship, Regularing
We enjoyed a wonderful edition Friday. After revisiting the Super Bowl, early conversation covered exercise, diet, health and fitness, and running as folks shared personal routines, histories, and aspirations. Several of us discussed Austin artists and record labels...
by Joel | Jan 29, 2024 | Amplifier, Entrepreneurship
Thank you, Chris Sharpe. The Creator COO podcast ably covers the business side of the creator economy. Discussing how Yoga With Adriene got into physical goods, Chris Sharpe was asked, “Who did you use to do the merch side of your business?” He replied: We...
by Joel | Jan 29, 2024 | Amplifier, Austin, Entrepreneurship
Amplifier loves Austin and entrepreneurs. We work hard supporting both. I thus look forward to hosting Naturally Austin next month. Naturally Austin’s stout crew runs a strong program. I’m grateful to Executive Director Amber and board member Marc for...
by Joel | Jan 26, 2024 | Entrepreneurship
Over the last year, I’ve made at least 150 people watch this Apollo 13 clip. No matter the size of your project or organization, ignore its three admonitions at your peril. 1. Understand your constraint. Whoa, whoa, guys. Power is everything… We gotta turn...
