In today’s cutthroat marketplace, large companies increasingly rely on a strategic rolodex of industry experts to help them stay current. They recognize that they can’t be the best at everything and small businesses can add real value in the areas in which they would like to expand. By providing critical industry and technical knowledge, necessary […]

There are many great reasons to pursue entrepreneurship—with the most important reason being that you have a real solution to a real problem, an idea for something that can improve a situation and, consequently, improve people’s lives. But there are a whole host of bad reasons that motivate people to pursue entrepreneurship. If any of […]

My life priorities (in order) are my wife, my health, and our business. To tell you the truth, I haven’t paid any attention to my priorities in the last few months. In fact, I reacted to whatever hit my inbox or task list, and I was never in charge of my day. I’m still new […]

If you work in digital marketing, chances are you already know about Social Media Week. For those who aren’t familiar, Social Media Week is a worldwide event that connects industry insiders to discuss the future of technology, digital trends, and best practices for social media marketing. This year, I was able to attend Social Media […]

Fundraising is a large undertaking. When founders and CEOs are fundraising, it seems that 70 percent of their time is spent scouring the landscape for a few suitable investors or investment groups, scheduling meetings, pitching their past performance and future vision, and performing a number of due diligence tasks. This is not a job to […]

Kevin Spacey said it best in his Netflix original series House of Cards: “Money is the McMansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after ten years; power is the old stone building that stands for centuries. I cannot respect someone who does not see the difference.” This statement is true across all spectrums. When it […]

My startup experience began in college at what ended up becoming a very successful company. After graduating, I moved on to a corporate role at IBM. As I learned the ropes at an established company, I continued investing and advising startups on the side. Finally, two years ago, I founded my latest company, SimpleRelevance. Through […]

The origins of our startup aren’t glam or sexy like others you’ve probably heard about. We aren’t disillusioned Silicon Valley techies. We aren’t HBS grads looking to make headlines (although an occasional headline would be nice, we admit). We are a group of small business owners frustrated with our past experience with legal services professionals. […]