Aaron Spjut

The first time I ever talked to Peter was on the phone. He was interviewing me to work on a project already in development. I generally like interviews. It’s a chance to meet a new person, learn about what they do and show them what you’ve done. I was happy after talking to Peter. Not only because I was going to work with him, but from my answer to one of his first questions: “If you could do anything in life what would it be?”. I answered immediately: “I’m doing it”. Peter repeated my answer out loud. He was trying to come up with another question that would encourage me to be more descriptive. As we continued to talk, I realized Peter wasn’t only interested in my professional abilities, but was genuinely interested in my hopes and dreams. Continue Reading »

And Why It Will Happen to You (Maybe) and You Won’t Be Surprised - Part I of II

A colleague gave me a stat yesterday, one that we’ve all heard before in one permutation or another and one that (much like the divorce rate) we’ve all pretty much just came to take for granted. Something like, “80% of Small Businesses fail inside of two years.” Now this is a very meaningful (and potentially frightful) stat for him as he, of course, is running a small business in its first couple of months.

His expression relayed that he obviously did not expect my reaction - I laughed out loud.

Now unexpected laughter is one of the biggest instigators of curiosity there is. And I love it - I’m a BIG fan of curiosity. Never enough of it in the world, if you ask me.

Hence this article.

Here I’m going to address the two most interesting (to me) reasons that Small Businesses fail. The first is easy to understand (but hard for most people to really get through their heads), so we’ll get through it quickly. The second we’re going to spend some time on, ’cause I fully believe it’s the secret to ultimately succeeding. And we all love a secret, don’t we?
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