Tag Archives: boldness

Athens Startup Weekend

I am not impartial. I have to make the comment and disclosure up front. As one of the mentors and judges on the jury of the Athens Startup weekend, I spent most of the last 2 days with some brilliant … Continue reading

Just Ask – The Agile Risky Way

Following my Just Ask post, I chatted with  Gregory Farmakis, CEO of Agilis about the uncomfortable “ask.” This is his story about the victory of perseverance, the arrogance of youth, and the lessons that come with age and experience.  And, … Continue reading

Just Ask

“Most people never pick up the phone, most people never ask. And that’s what separates, sometimes, the people that do things from the people that just dream about them. You gotta act. And you gotta be willing to fail… if … Continue reading

Setting Straight The Toothfairy

Gotta love this kid…Want to make a bet she’ll make a great CEO one day? I laughed my head off – and then switched to serious learning opportunity mode – even from a 6 year old. Why argue? Kids are … Continue reading

Misfits Shall Inherit The World

“Too often, people talk of what is unachievable. We need to be reminded about what is achievable, too.  —Shirin Ebadi, Nobel prize-winning Iranian activist and lawyer Misfits, rebels, agent provocateurs, thinkers, innovators, people who dare try changing the world… This … Continue reading

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