Entrepreneurship

Posts from David DeWolf on entrepreneurship, his experience as an angel investor and board member, and important lessons he has learned that fellow entrepreneurs should heed.

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Defense Wins Championships but Slows Growth
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Defense wins championships. Why? Because it stifles growth. If your opponent doesn’t score, there is no way for them to beat you. A good defense usually slows the tempo of…

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Building a Great Team
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Great leaders build great teams. Great teams don’t just happen. They are built and maintained deliberately. Over the years, I have found the following guiding principles to play a key…

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But What, Sir, Do You DO?
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John Kealey, CEO of Decision Lens, shared a similar parable to the one below with a room full of CEOs last fall.  I found it powerful and have thought of…

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The Power of Clarity and Perspective
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I sat down, exhausted, after a week on the road.  Six-and-a-half days before, I had wrapped up a board meeting, gave a few last-minute instructions to my EA, and ran…

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Beyond the Three Pillars of 3Pillar
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As the founder and CEO of 3Pillar, I often get asked, “David, what are the three pillars of 3Pillar?” The name of the company begs the question. When I started…

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What’s your Stakeholder Philosophy?
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One of the unique aspects of 3Pillar‘s core ideology is our stakeholder philosophy. Our stakeholder philosophy defines who benefits from the decisions we make. While many companies manage day-to-day operations…

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Stages of Entrepreneurial Growth
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3Pillar executive Bobby Christian recently sent me this insight into the various phases of company growth.  It’s one man’s perspective, but I found it fairly insightful – and true to…

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Can real estate transactions teach us anything about business?
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My wife and I have bought a new home. In doing so we also decided to sell the old one. As we went through the process, coached by our realtor,…

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The world’s first entrepreneur
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Think about it. The first creature to strike out on his own – to decide that working for someone else wasn’t an option – was the devil. He decided that…

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Plan for wild success
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Less than a month ago, Dollar Shave Club launched with a bang.  The company, a subscription service that ships razors to your door for a monthly low price, was an…

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