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Climbing and Entrepreneurship

I had not had much of an experience with real hiking/climbing until this past weekend.  I did not know what a 13er or 14er was and had no idea of the strategy and planning that goes into climbing to the summit of a mountain.  Sure I climbed local “mountains” in the past, but I was never was presented with an opportunity to climb something bigger or more difficult.  The mountains in Southern New Hampshire just are not all that big.  Hardcore climbers would argue that they actually are not mountains at all.  The largest mountain in our area, Mt. Monadnock, [...]

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It’s Been Awhile…

It’s been awhile since my last post.  I have been spending almost all of my free time trying to get things together to ship out Little Duck Organics samples to buyers.  This weekend should be really productive.  We are planning on taking lots of pictures for the website and I have a professional photography tent setup coming in tomorrow so that I can take good pictures of our products.
As long as everything goes as planned, we should be able to start shipping during the last week of June.
Here’s a recap of the things that I need to accomplish in only [...]

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The Founder Institute (Part 1)

This week I will be applying for a mentorship program put on by the guys at The Funded.  I’m really excited about the program and hope that I have the opportunity to take part in and contribute to the community.  I know that the information they are going to be teaching will be vital to the success of any of any entrepreneur.
The application for the Founder Institute consists of several essay’s and a short video to introduce yourself and your idea.  I decided to post each of my essay’s along with the video in three separate posts on this blog.  [...]

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The Value Of A Moment

One of my favorite movies of all time is Click with Adam Sandler.  I loved the theme and message behind the story.  Sandler plays Michael Newman, an overworked architect who wishes that he had a remote to control his life.  During a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond, he meets Marty (played by Christopher Walken).  Marty presents Michael with a new remote control that can actually be used to control his life.  At first, the remote seems like a godsend.  Michael uses it to fast-forward through arguments with his wife, the process of getting changed in the morning, and the [...]

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Superbowl Grub Different market, similar product. New Moo On the shelves at Harvest Market In the studio for Top Entrepreneur. Scoping out the competition. Donut? Turkey Trot 09 New Brew :) Washington DC mall from the air. ...Cheap Car. Outdoor flight status board at TPA. Every airport should have 1. Bears... Cherry Creek mall in Aurora, Co Dinner.  Mmmmmm :) Orange / Pineapple Tiny Fruits