Nathanael Yellis

In my last post I introduced the two questions my small business counseling generally covers:


1. Can you do this profitably? (Unit economics.)
2. How can you do this now? (Bootstrapping.)

This morning I helped counsel aspiring entrepreneurs through SCORE, a non-profit group that offers free advice to folks looking to startup businesses. During those conversations, I kept returning to two essential questions:

"Are you the judge that made them speak in rhyme?"

Mark 12: 41-44:

I wrote the following as part of an email conversation a few days ago and think it's worth mentioning here. When I was a horrible writer, I thought writing was something that either came naturally or not at all. Since, I've learned that writing is like other creative processes--something you work at.

Whether writing a blog post, work report, or speech, what follows is the rough process I use. The exact process depends on the nature of what I'm working on.

I answer questions well, innately. It is not easy for me to explain this talent.

I can't speak highly enough of Steven Tomlinson's ability to speak.

Last week, President Obama made an unforced error, mispronouncing a word three times in a public speech. Public speakers of all types risk this sort of thing by not practicing.

I like: Kevin Spacey.+I like: short reviews.=Shrink was like Crash, except I cared.