I am a global company stuck in the body of an entrepreneur
Yesterday I talked with Sean Kendrick who is starting a global company out of his living room. His background is in business development and he is starting a company that provides services to businesses. His specialty areas are business development and development of middle management using NLP techniques. He has a group of professionals that provide the other services a company might need. His current goal is to set up training sessions with about 200 companies in Munich and then expanding to other areas.
Sean and I both agree that we have international companies stuck in entrepreneurial bodies ... the challenge is to get the idea developed and no longer dependant on our life source (finances and mental resources) .... a fully viable idea growing on its own. By making the idea independant, we can move on to the next idea... but until our ideas are flourishing, we are stuck nurturing and maintaining the start up.
Sean liked my idea of an Entrepreneurial boot camp and suggested I contact Globe business college to see if they want to be involved. The private school where I was teaching showed no interest and the Open University likes the idea but wants me to pay for everything.
I have no desire to pay for the marketing of an academic institution but if a symbiotic relationship can be established with a school, wonderful. If not, we will be having the boot camp at my lawyer's law firm.
My start up needs products and as I mentioned earlier, I have been tracking a few companies. Late last week, I received an email from Neuronfarm saying they want to be at the Book Fair in Frankfurt. They are shipping by ocean (six weeks) a package full of book marks, banners and other items that I will be able to display at the fair in my cubicle. Now the problem will be whether I have enough space. First, I was worried I would not have enough items to fill my cubicle.. now I might have too much.. I asked Gideon, who is my branding consultant, to figure out how to to arrange the cubicle.
Neuronfarm and I will be negotiating an agreement so that I will be able to license their products at the Frankfurt Book Fair and of course, I want a licensing agreement for the US and Germany.
I emailed the Italian company for an update. They were supposed to have a meeting regarding distribution and licensing two weeks ago and I have not received a positive or negative email from them. I know from experience that the Italian businessman is never in a hurry but unlike the Spanish, (one hour late rule) I am not sure what the Italian time rules are. What is an appropriate amount of time to wait? They know I am going to the book messe in October.. hopefully they will have a decision before the middle of September.
I received a letter in the mail from a Japanese company that has made a software program that corrects grammar. This is a bit worrying. Why would a Japanese company be experts at English grammar? I would understand an Indian company or an American or UK company but a Japanese company? Have you ever read an instruction manual for a VCR or television. the grammar is horrible. The software is called CASEC and is developed by the Japan Institute for Educational Measurement, Inc. The website is only in Japanese. Who are their customers? I can't figure out anything from the webiste so I asked Neruonfarm for their opinion on this product. Never hurts to ask the experts. What do I know about Grammar, I'm an entrepreneur not a linguist.
Today is entitled "contract writing for beginners- How to morph an agency and licensing agreement" I like to theme my days, my weeks and my months. Makes my life feel more like a TV show. All I need now is a laugh track and a few sponsors.
Sean and I both agree that we have international companies stuck in entrepreneurial bodies ... the challenge is to get the idea developed and no longer dependant on our life source (finances and mental resources) .... a fully viable idea growing on its own. By making the idea independant, we can move on to the next idea... but until our ideas are flourishing, we are stuck nurturing and maintaining the start up.
Sean liked my idea of an Entrepreneurial boot camp and suggested I contact Globe business college to see if they want to be involved. The private school where I was teaching showed no interest and the Open University likes the idea but wants me to pay for everything.
I have no desire to pay for the marketing of an academic institution but if a symbiotic relationship can be established with a school, wonderful. If not, we will be having the boot camp at my lawyer's law firm.
My start up needs products and as I mentioned earlier, I have been tracking a few companies. Late last week, I received an email from Neuronfarm saying they want to be at the Book Fair in Frankfurt. They are shipping by ocean (six weeks) a package full of book marks, banners and other items that I will be able to display at the fair in my cubicle. Now the problem will be whether I have enough space. First, I was worried I would not have enough items to fill my cubicle.. now I might have too much.. I asked Gideon, who is my branding consultant, to figure out how to to arrange the cubicle.
Neuronfarm and I will be negotiating an agreement so that I will be able to license their products at the Frankfurt Book Fair and of course, I want a licensing agreement for the US and Germany.
I emailed the Italian company for an update. They were supposed to have a meeting regarding distribution and licensing two weeks ago and I have not received a positive or negative email from them. I know from experience that the Italian businessman is never in a hurry but unlike the Spanish, (one hour late rule) I am not sure what the Italian time rules are. What is an appropriate amount of time to wait? They know I am going to the book messe in October.. hopefully they will have a decision before the middle of September.
I received a letter in the mail from a Japanese company that has made a software program that corrects grammar. This is a bit worrying. Why would a Japanese company be experts at English grammar? I would understand an Indian company or an American or UK company but a Japanese company? Have you ever read an instruction manual for a VCR or television. the grammar is horrible. The software is called CASEC and is developed by the Japan Institute for Educational Measurement, Inc. The website is only in Japanese. Who are their customers? I can't figure out anything from the webiste so I asked Neruonfarm for their opinion on this product. Never hurts to ask the experts. What do I know about Grammar, I'm an entrepreneur not a linguist.
Today is entitled "contract writing for beginners- How to morph an agency and licensing agreement" I like to theme my days, my weeks and my months. Makes my life feel more like a TV show. All I need now is a laugh track and a few sponsors.
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