My #1 Advice for New Tech Entrepreneurs

Flee the suburbs

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Three coworking spaces and countless local networking events later, I burned out.

I could only describe the speed of my business growth as sluggish. It was tough relating to other entrepreneurs.

Reason #1. No one’s really solving the hard problems.

Are you building a breakthrough solution instead of incremental improvements? Is your offer really groundbreaking?

Macaroon mondays. Photo by Serghei Savchiuc on Unsplash

Reason #2. You did the local coworking thing but still felt like a misfit.

Here’s the theory: Coworking spaces were designed so that you could collide into new people. These acquaintances could bloom into mutually beneficial outcomes, collaborations, or just great friendships.

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Reason #3: Because “Capital goes where it’s welcome, and stays where it’s well treated”

That was paraphrased from Walter Bigelow Wriston, former chairman and CEO of Citicorp (1967 to 1984).

Sprawl.

Closing Thoughts

Should you stay or leave?

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Stories on running a high-tech advisory firm, self-mastery, and shaping the future through creative action.