January 27, 2012

Negative Target Acqusition

If you have ever been in a hang glider you know about ‘Negative Target Acquisition’. The concept is pretty simple, if you focus on the obstacles you are more likely to hit them. Hang gliding instructors will tell you, “Don’t focus on the power lines or the trees, instead focus on the path.” This weekend [...]

Tell your story, even the embarrassing parts. . .

Did I ever mention the time that I thought it might be a good idea to produce a television show? It was quite the adventure, but it wasn’t a money making venture. I wrote a whole blog about it called High Def: Confessions of a Reality Show Newbie. I get one or two emails each [...]

Cool new coworking concept on Greenville Ave.

The other day I ran across yet ANOTHER coworking space in Dallas called Workhaus Co-Working Lodge. The One Fast Buffalo guys put the facility together (looks like they may be trying to launch it as a multi-location concept). I actually met the CEO Ben Jenkins working on a project years ago (I don’t think he [...]

Working for free?

Ryan Roberts has a post titled ‘Series A Startup CEO Salary‘ that I thought was interesting. Ryan quotes Peter Theil who suggests, “The lower the CEO salary, the more likely it is to succeed.” Many entrepreneurs I talk to (even some I am in business with) look to raise money because they need a salary. [...]

Startup Happy Hour 2.0

More than two years ago we decided to start hosting a regular startup-focused happy hour for the North Texas area. More 2,500 local entrepreneurs have joined us for some beer and fellowship. The newspaper wrote about the event and lots of new companies have been formed from the relationships created at the event – for [...]

Software Startup Reading Group

David Wallace has created the Dallas Software Startup Reading Group and he even invited me to join. The reading group is dedicated to the study of software startup books. They meet on the second Sunday of every month at 4 PM to discuss the selected reading material.  For those who choose to do so following [...]

Startup Happy Hour Tonight (Temp Location)

Once again it is time for the startup happy hour. Blake from CoHabitat has agreed to host the happy hour at their facility this month. Starting in October we will be hosting the event at our new facility in Campbell Centre. The Dallas Startup Happy Hour is the talk of the startup community in Dallas. [...]