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Sips from the Fire Hose: Distilled #CWA2015
Apr 10th
•Every voice is crucial. The eye cannot say to the foot, “I don’t need you.” Yay for having Robert Kaufman and Jim Smith and Valerie Wilson speak together…rich paradox, not comfortable, but Essential.
•”Friend your mom before you apply for jobs–she’ll clean up your page.” (John Smith) •Learn a language, get a passport, travel-it builds cultural intelligence and common sense. (Whole panel.) •If you want entrepreneurial funding, go West. Eastern establishment is a much harder sell. (Andrew Safir.) •Having your résumé sent via personal connection gets you much farther in the paper pile sorting.
•Understand what matters to organization to which you apply–ask them why they do what they do & see how your expertise can help.
•Synthesize vs. summarize with information.
•Whatever the work, “Own the outcome.” I am responsible. If things don’t turn out how I’d hoped, what can I learn? How can I do things differently? (Nina Richardson, former GoPro COO) (Kick-Ass Career Advice) 🙂
•We won’t know for at least six months after a nuclear agreement with Iran the nature of Iran’s intentions–we must look at follow-up behaviors, but musn’t we start somewhere?” (Jim Smith + Valerie Plame Wilson) •Can we afford to use force without understanding the I intended consequences of that use of force? (Jim Smith) •What are the stakes if Iran destabilizes the region further? Can we afford to believe that President Ruhani is sincere? The price tag is huge. (Robert Kaufman paraphrased) • Military service in U.S. Should be compulsory so that the public knows what it’s like to serve, be in harm’s way, what it takes to honor and heal our returning soldiers. (FYI: Thailand requires compulsory military service and at least one day’s service as a monk if all of it’s young men.) •Why can’t we have sacred circles of healing for our returning warriors? (Why is there such a dichotomy between being “mission ready” and acknowledging fear? Doesn’t this create a culture deeply resistant to healing? Isn’t it more psychologically whole to encourage embracing the real–me) Media must show the whole truth and not just sanitized version. Media has responsibility to tell the truth, so that public knows and supports those it sends/we send to harm’s way. We are responsible as a society.
(Malcolm Gibson)
So You Wanna Be An Entrepreneur? Workshop on Thursday, November 13th, 2014 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.
Nov 6th
Join this workshop: for entrepreneurs serious about succeeding. Come spend a day with local industry experts to learn about how to put your ideas into action. A full-day workshop for idea-phase or established entrepreneurs passionate about thriving in their industry.
So You Wanna Be An Entrepreneur? Is offered Thursday, November 13th, 2014 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and concludes with a cocktail hour from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. The one-day only workshop is offered at the office of Red Idea Partners located in Suite 106 at 4760 Walnut St., Boulder, CO. Class is strictly limited in size for the one-day cost of $295.
Spots are limited. Register by calling Alexandra Gardner at Red Idea Partners redideapartners.com at 720-287-1361 or email alex@redideapartners.com.
Ross Shell, Founder and CEO of Red Idea Partners, has successfully guided dozens of companies through the myriad of issues business owners face. This workshop is the ideal opportunity to save time and resources with guidance from local business experts.
“This is an incredible opportunity for anyone who has an idea floating around in their head that wants to put it into action. We deeply believe in the incredible possibilities and magic generated by ideas, ingenuity and unlimited human potential,” Shell says.
The information-packed day is awash with classes including: Mission, Vision and Values with instructor and Red Idea partner Dave Hunter, also the former CEO of BI, Inc.; Persistence and Gutting it Out taught by Garvin Jabusch, Chief Investment Officer at Green Alpha Advisors; Legal 101 with Matt Bonoma, Partner and Food Practice Director at Red Idea Partners and Valuation, Pitching and Fundraising taught by Ross Shell, Founder and CEO of Red Idea Partners.
About Red Idea Consulting and Venture Works
Red Idea Consulting and Venture Works consults, invests, and joint ventures with entrepreneurs with promising ideas and start-up businesses in the food, beverage, consumer, and technology sectors. Red Idea’s mantra is “vibrant thinking” and the partners believe that entrepreneurial success comes from hard work, talented teams, common sense, realism, enthusiasm, focus and flexibility. Red Idea’s vision is to build an enduring firm of national caliber while helping build successful, profitable brands.