by Chris Heivly | Apr 23, 2019 | Community, INC, My Thoughts, Startup Tips
Why experimentation is backed by science. Don’t we all love that special a-ha moment, depicted in so many movies, that lead us to believe that this magical epiphany suddenly erupts from our brains and results in some improbable success? In fact, the genre does not...
by Chris Heivly | Apr 4, 2019 | Community, INC, My Thoughts
There are lots of point of view but determining your formula may just unlock your community. By now, just about every decent size city in the world has a group of passionate leaders trying to grow their startup community. Some leaders have a government or...
by Chris Heivly | Sep 17, 2018 | Community, INC, My Thoughts
Understanding the nuances of your network versus your contact database may change you forever. It is imperative of you as a business leader that you fully understand the difference between a contact database and your network. Get this wrong and its like running with...
by Chris Heivly | Jul 16, 2018 | Community, INC, My Thoughts
His simple cliché sets the foundation for a great community. It seems more and more that great companies made up of great entrepreneurs come from great startup communities. This could be just a coincidence, as the breakout company received no benefit from its...
by Chris Heivly | Jul 3, 2018 | INC, My Thoughts, Startup Tips
Need to take control of your calendar? This hack is simple to implement. The average person spends 4-5 hours per week scheduling meetings. For some, that is 10% of your workweek. This is related to just scheduling meetings not actually holding the meetings! The...
by Chris Heivly | Jun 12, 2018 | Community, INC, My Thoughts, Startup Tips
Figure out your approach to business building first. After spending a week in Peru (an emerging startup community with a ton of potential) with a bunch of new entrepreneurs, I came away with a thought about those troublesome formative days/weeks you agonize over while...
