2 Startups
Matt and Ryan have been doing their startup thing for 2 years now. Really they got serious about it this year. The big turning point was getting into a small business incubator program that came with a business advisor. He has coached them through setting up their plan and projected path forward, hiring, and most importantly, fundraising. The problem is, their fundraising efforts have been meager and they're approaching a critical juncture. I don't feel like going into all the details, because that's not the thing I need to blog out tonight. The important thing is that they have a viable product, in an exploding market, and they have the skills to create it, but... they don't have the commitment required for building a startup. The willingness to think broadly outside the box and do whatever uncomfortable thing it takes to make it happen. And I'm done. Not in an angry way. Or at least, not in what I consider my usual angry way....