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<\/a>For the past few weeks, I’ve been furiously hammering my List, and every time I start to make headway, 10 more things are added.\u00a0 For example, we are locking down our production facility for Super Happy Juice, and we need to have a Food Handlers License before we can sign on.\u00a0 Nothing we didn’t foresee, just something we have to do. It will likely take a day for the class, pay the $15 fee, and whammy, we are certified food handlers.\u00a0 Again, nothing that precludes us from creating a Super Awesome Company, just another thing.\u00a0 Just backs up the ability to “cross it off your List” by a day or two.<\/p>\n
When I was a Teaching Assistant my 2nd year at Anderson, I worked with undergrads on business plan development and lectured on hands on running of companies.\u00a0 A common theme was:\u00a0 A good plan and excellent execution, beats a great plan and mediocre execution.\u00a0 I would hold this as the most important tenents of entrepreneurship–execution.<\/p>\n
In B-School, and the business world, I describe these people as a GSD.\u00a0 There is no better accolade to bestow upon someone, in my opinion.<\/p>\n
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A follow up to my mentorship post yesterday.\u00a0 I had a young person I met over a year ago, connect with me this week about helping them create plan for the next 3-5 years.\u00a0 Very positive meeting.\u00a0 What was encouraging about the person was they knew they had an uphill battle facing them.\u00a0 And in one conversation, they had a week’s worth of homework ahead of them.\u00a0 As a former collegiate athlete, they were\u00a0 excited about the adversity in front of them, and the chance to have a long-term goal.\u00a0 More to come on this.<\/p>\n
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Tomorrow I’m meeting with another banker.\u00a0 I get a much better vibe from this one, even just via email.\u00a0 We have a mission at Super Happy Juice:\u00a0 Only work with people who espouse what we do, and are excited to be part of our venture.\u00a0 If you aren’t excited to work with us, there is someone else who is.\u00a0 And that’s a good thing, for everyone.<\/p>\n
That’s my job, and I’m sticking to it. #ChiefSuperHappy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Howdy Super Happy People!! Today I had a conversation with a friend of mine (the same person who talked me into going to business school) who is an entrepreneur as well. Me:\u00a0 “So do we ever get a ‘net negative 1’ on our List, or is it always increasing?” Friend:\u00a0 “Yup. There is always something … Continue reading Super Happy GSD<\/span>