I still remember my first visit to LaCocina de Tita Moning when my wife took me there around five years ago. Vividly. Why? It was such an experience. A few days before our planned dinner, Pauline asked me what I wanted to order, which I found a little weird. Uhm...so can't we just order from the menu when we're…
The year is 2006. Pao and I were about 15-20 pounds lighter. Pao was still enjoying his mullet haircut, while I was still enjoying some hair.We wanted to put up a flexible benefits solutions firm, capitalizing on my own early-market experience with flexible benefits. None of us were really "entrepreneurs" when we started. I was an HR…
We're talking about tips on startup business ideas. This is part two, you can view part one here. 4) RESEARCH There are hardly any truly novel ideas anymore. That great idea you've always thought of? There's a great chance someone out there has done it. Don't fret, this is normal. In many cases, this actually means your idea…
Ok, while ideas ARE overrated, they are still important. Let's talk about the process of evaluating, and ultimately choosing, which startup idea to commit to. This will be a long one, so I will cut it up into 2-3 posts. Remember, the criteria I will be using here will be for startups, not necessarily for lifestyle or…
A friend of mine who read the blog told me early today, "Okay, I'm sufficiently inspired, now put something concrete please! Tell me how I can start!" So where do we begin? The popular answer is that it starts with the idea. This explains why so many people have the excuse, "I'd start, but I still don't…