How to pick a co-founder
Co-founders are your partners and much like a spouse. They are someone you will spend more time with than your family for years. 2 – 10 is the going rate. They [...]
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Don Wroblewski and Stephen Pieraldi on Expectations
Don is one of the greatest guys to work with. His concern for students, the entrepreneurial process, and general pedigological skills are amazing. It’s great to sit [...]
Letting go of expectations allows you to discover new opportunity
Don Wroblewski discusses his career expectations and how they were mismatched with the research / education system. Learning his path was blocked by the process and over [...]
I was filming and this happened – you won’t believe it!
This gets you excited! I was killing some time at Hillsdale Mall before buying a new suit. I decided to film myself going up and down the escalator to show what how [...]
Ron Lesniak talks about success and being entrepreneurial
Ron shares how he took a nearly bankrupt company through to success. He learned that missing the market does not mean losing the company and that serendipity plays a part. [...]
Wrong market strategy almost bankrupts company
Ron learned was brought into a company and discovered the facts were not what he was told. He found the product was aimed at the wrong target at the wrong time. By [...]
Entrepreneur and Entrepreneurial
Ron Lesniak and Stephen Pieraldi catch up after the interview. Here they talk briefly on what keeps them up at night. The entrepreneur fighting an idea from white space [...]
Clean tech troubles open a path to CEO
Today Xiaoding Zhuo shares her story of Clean Tech and the troubles of government and investing. Her fundamental passion for the space drivers her today to be a CEO. [...]
Be a Fail Pro by letting go!
Ah! Our first pivot. Now, in our second week of customer validation, (read that as lean), we find the our first failure! Ironically, it’s the very topic of my [...]
Entrepreneur vs. Entrepreneurship
Know your role to lead or support the leader. Failure to understand how you fit into a Startup venture will lead to failure. It’s great to be a team. If you try [...]