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Mason James of WP Valet shares what he learned in the first year of getting his self-funded startup off the ground.  By Mason James | July 24, 2013 What a difference a year makes. For some, 2012 was supposed to be the end of the world. And yet, a partner and I set out with all the wide-eyed enthusiasm, lofty goals, and scrumptious naïveté that I imagine most first-time entrepreneurs share. On June 1 we celebrated our first anniversary. Reflecting on our first year, I can say, man, we made a lot of mistakes. We also changed course more times […]

Or at least look at the following infographic. This decision-making tree, although a little funny and naturally silly provides an interesting perspective into the psychology of that “next great website or app” – if it wasn’t funny then it wouldn’t be somewhat true, right? One of the most common things that happens when I go publicly speak about entrepreneurship or startups is I get a lot of 1-on-1 feedback from people who “have a great idea” but who don’t have the necessary skills to pull it off. A question that I generally ask them in the front-end of this dialogue […]