See if this sounds familiar? You look at your bank account or monthly sales report online and think, “Oh crap! I better get some customers in the door!” So off you go on a frantic, frenzied pace focused on getting new customers and pushing the numbers up. Phew! Then... Read More ››
Need a quick favor… Working on a new book for Entrepreneur Press called Maverick Startup: 11 X-factors to bootstrap from zero to 6-figures (and beyond) I think it’ll be coming out early next year. The publisher and I are using crowdsourcing to design the new cover. (btw – if... Read More ››
If you’ve just about given up on the idea that you can create a product that sells – this is for you. Let me share a quick story with you that you might relate to… My personal trainer, Jeff, and I have been working out for 10+ years. In... Read More ››
As smart marketers we have to ensure our customers are always excited about “What’s next?” and creating that feeling of fun anticipation. An easy way to stop being boring is to use out-of-the-norm events for your marketing. A lot of people might do sales or events based on typical... Read More ››
Just back from Park City, UT for the first-ever Maverick Family Freedom event held over July 4th weekend. It’s the first time ever Maverick families came together for a long weekend combining totally unique experiences and activities with business sessions for the children and development sessions for the parents.... Read More ››
I spent the morning with Sam Carpenter, author of “Work the System“. It’s a book I was exposed to by one of our Maverick1000 members on our South Africa World Cup Expedition. I’ve read Michael Gerber’s E-Myth book and loved the point of working ‘on your business not in... Read More ››
Team Maverick winning the NFTE Ignite Spring Break challenge A few weeks ago I spent the week working with students from the local DC-area NFTE group. (NFTE is the National Federation for Teaching Entrepreneurship). These high school students had given up their Spring Break in order to help consult... Read More ››
This past weekend in Baltimore, I attended part of the Baltimore Startup Weekend. It was really cool! Once I heard the concept – I’ve wanted to check it out and since my brother, Adam, was going to be part of it that was good enough for me. Here’s the... Read More ››
It’s been incredible to see so many new companies and products adding charitable components to what they’re doing or even go all the way and back that into their ‘DNA’ as a socially conscious but still capitalistic company. I love it! Sometimes though you wonder if companies might be... Read More ››