David Horne
@davidhorne
Lifelong apprentice.
David Horne
@davidhorne
Lifelong apprentice.
Parents, we need to be their greatest supportive coach. It is our job to be the coach that we always wanted. Our actions shape their beliefs. We are the greatest influence on our children’s lives and in their development, stability, attitudes, likes, and dislikes. Children watch everything we do and learn by modeling behaviors and beliefs about
... See moreFor any business person, "Me too' won't do" feels right intuitively. Action, creation, risk-these lie at the root of invention. Business value does not start with bloodless analytics. Passion, monomania and domain mastery fuel invention and so are central. The compelling continuing contribution of founders demonstrates this. Planning rarely creates
... See morePeople learn when they’re surprised. Not when they read the right answer, or are told they’re doing it wrong, but when they experience a gap between expectations and reality.
You can learn almost everything you need—and a lot more than other people would like you to know—simply by watching and listening, keeping your eyes peeled and your ears open, and your mouth shut.
The goal is to identify what your counterparts actually need (monetarily, emotionally, or otherwise) and get them feeling safe enough to talk and talk and talk some more about what they want.
Take a moment and think about how you are focusing your time and attention in your business. What is the breakdown of your time on different business activities? How much time are you spending on product development, customer service, fulfillment, education, networking, marketing and sales?
Often entrepreneurs don’t spend enough time on revenue
... See moreThe things that are going to be valuable are the things you can’t teach or copy.”