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Richard Boehmcke

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Sink your teeth into your startup like a velociraptor

There is a scene in the movie Jurassic World where a pack of Velociraptors attack a much larger and genetically modified dinosaur called the Indominus Rex. In this great scene, the raptors leap onto, claw at, and bite the Indominus Rex, despite being repeatedly thrown off onto their backs. And because my mind is always […]
To connect with clients, throw away those business cards

I ran out of business cards about a year ago, and I haven’t reordered them since. It’s not because I didn’t hand out my business cards. I did. I gave them out every time I was asked for one. I even put a small stack in the pocket of every coat and backpack I owned. […]
Why you should wait a day to send that email

The email I wrote was scathing. Of course it would be. I was pissed off, and I channeled all of that anger into a spiteful, angry, yet eloquent email about how this was absolutely unacceptable, and if the client wanted to continue working with me then they would pay on time. By the time I […]
Three reasons to choose coffee over cocktail meetings

Meeting a potential business contact for a drink can be a stressful affair. Where should we meet? How much time is this going to take? How do I leave the conversation without being rude? During my first year of entrepreneurship, I went to about 100 meetings (literally, I counted) with strangers whom I was hoping […]
Stop calling it networking

When I first started my business, I knew it was going to require a lot of networking. I didn’t really know what that was going to entail, so I just started Googling “Networking Events”. This resulted in my attendance at hundreds of events where I found myself walking around aimlessly with thousands of people, name […]
YouTube clicks going down? Click here

I’ve heard a lot of discussion (and concern) lately among my friends and colleagues about how their YouTube video clicks and views are going down. While I’m sure there are theories, some based on facts, some strictly humorous, I feel like the answer might be super simple. It has nothing to do with analytics, algorithms, […]
Meetings 101: four ways to stop no-shows

Maybe you’re like me and have gone through periods when clients or perspective clients weren’t respecting your time. I myself was getting way too frustrated with these non-existent meetings and the people I had appointments with. And then I realized that while I couldn’t correct the situation entirely, there were a few things I could […]
The strangest email I ever received

Here’s the deal: When I first read an email I was confused because I thought it was sarcastic. I definitely didn’t think it was for real. It took me several reads to wrap my brain around what I had just received, mainly because this guy, Steve, was such a nice person. He was so nice […]