mindset
Another Quote
Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
caseyjohnellis
hacker/hustler. chairman/founder/cto @bugcrowd and cofounder @disclose_io. husband, dad, musician, believer. pioneer of crowdsourced security as-a-service.
entrepreneurship
Crazy Not Stupid
One of the great things about young entrepreneurs is that they don’t know that something can’t be done. So they try something that’s so audacious and usually end up pulling it off. – Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures. From the NYTimes.com.
entrepreneurship
Young and Stupid
One of the great things about young entrepreneurs is that they don’t know that something can’t be done. So they try something that’s so audacious and usually end up pulling it off. Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures.
entrepreneurship
The Challenge - Because I Can
I got asked an interesting question over the weekend, one that I often asked other people: Q: What’s in your heart to do? My Answer: I want to build an empire. I’ve answered it many times before (and for the record, there are lots of other things that
entrepreneurship
Myths from the 4 Hour Work Week
Anyone who knows me, or has read more than a few posts on this blog, will know that I love Timothy Ferriss‘ book “The 4 Hour Work Week“. The strategies are awesome, and the book is inspiring on many levels – The D.E.A.L. strategy in particular is fantastic.
product-development
What Makes a Good product?
For my money, a good business idea needs the following: 1. A problem (a.k.a. a need) 2. For that problem to be common enough to create a market (i.e. there’s no point creating a product if you’re the only one who’ll ever use it
entrepreneurship
The work/job/life Balance – an Idea on Enforcing Boundaries
One of the challenges us “part-time” entrepreneurs face is the creep of our “5 to 9″ (i.e. the side-projects) into our “9 to 5″ (our employment). We are duty bound to our employer to work for them while they are paying us, and it has become a core ethic
business-strategy
Outsourcing - When to Remove Yourself from Your Own Life
This is an interesting way of looking at it… I’ll use hypothetical numbers for the illustration. This post is aimed at those thinking in terms of work or business, but the type of thinking can apply to anyone… I came up with a few creative ideas on how outsourcing
entrepreneurship
Have Idea - Will Work for Equity
I’ve been meeting up with some very cool people of late. One person in particular got me to thinking about the idea of venture capital and equity sharing. I find myself in the position sometimes (in fact, often times) where I have more ideas than I have disposable resource
entrepreneurship
Start something. today.
My dad has a saying that I love: “You can’t steer a parked car” You sort of can… turning the wheel is a bit harder… But I digress – the point of the saying is that it’s MUCH easier to steer something once it has some degree of momentum.
entrepreneurship
Juggling Dual Roles
This is one of my favourite blogs… This post talks about some of the things one needs to consider when working a part-time “on the side” (or a “5 to 9″ as I like to call it). There are some very interesting points to consider about liability, how to treat
entrepreneurship
Have idea. Will Work for equity.
I’ve been meeting up with some very cool people of late. One person in particular got me to thinking about the idea of venture capital and equity sharing. I find myself in the position sometimes (in fact, often times) where I have more ideas than I have disposable resource