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Experimentation is to a startup as a task list is to a job
(This is a guest post by Wade Foster.) Few people come out of the womb, kicking and screaming, born ready to be a startup founder. Most of us take the longer more traditional route. Usually that means 12 years of primary education, 4 years of secondary education, a few more years working at a good…
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The three daily Ps to achieving your goals
(This is a guest post by Ryan Tinker.) Many people think about goals as big achievements 10 to 15 years away. That’s great, but that’s only half the battle. The other half is actually working – day in and day out – to complete those goals. I’d like to share 3 simple habits I’ve followed…
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Set goals that put butterflies in your stomach
(This is a guest post by Jayme Thomason.) I was asked to write about goal setting, but I’d rather talk about stretching. Stretching, at first, can be uncomfortable. Kinda hurts even. When you stretch more often, it gets easier. Enjoyable even. No, I’m not talking about your hamstrings. I’m talking about stretch goals. What’s a…
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Setting goals is the easy part, the real challenge is how to reach them
(This is a guest post by Adam Coomes.) If you ask a successful entrepreneur how they achieved their success, chances are, they will talk about setting goals. It’s no secret that having some goals can push you to aim higher, work harder and stay focused. Goals can turn your daily grind into milestones, the murky…
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Remember to stay focused and keep shipping
(This is a guest post by Calvin Pappas.) Following up Dusty Davidson’s great article on goal setting will be no easy task, but coincidentally by writing this I’m taking a step in the right direction for one of my goals to write more. Looking back on what process I go through to set and achieve…
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Learning to be deliberate
Today, I get the honor and privilege to be the first author of a “Founder Friday” post for SPN. The list of potential topics is amazingly long, and in thinking about what I would write for this first post, I realized I could likely wax on about any number of topics related to starting, building…
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Introducing Founder Friday: Silicon Prairie starters share lessons learned
Blog more. That’s always my first piece of advice to startup founders who ask me, “What can I do to increase our exposure?” On March 30, we’ll kick off a new weekly series that aims to do just that. Penned by statup founders who are based in or hail from the Silicon Prairie, our new…