Columbus Startup Weekend

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As it has been a few weeks since we came together and “birthed” the ideas for 11 great company concepts. I think of the 11 new bundels of joy all of us took home and I wonder what to do next.  We spent 54 intense hours putting together a framework of a company that could be successful. Now you may be sitting here wondering “what happened to our momentum?”

I can say, I have hit that wall. I went to SWC with no idea what to expect, and no plan for a post SWC life.  And now, I am part of a company that has great potential that is hit a brick wall. Why you may ask? Cause we hit the ground running and have not taken time to catch our breath.

The thing with child birth, you have 9 months to prepare for this new “child” to come in to your life. You paint the room, pick out names, buy diapers, formula, and plan for the the change of life style and schedules.

If you are one of these companies and you feel like you are running in place and out of steam, let me share this piece of advice with you, ‘RELAX!”

Take a few days from your project and bask in the glory of what you did. Decompress, process, and enjoy your successes. Some of us are in full blown lets “git-r-done” mode and are pushing for a rush to failure.

So here are a few of my ideas if you are feeling this pain.

1. Relax.  Take a few days off and bask in what we did for a weekend.

2. Regroup. Plan a meeting 15 to 30 days out so your team members can plan to attend accordingly. 

3. Organize. Lay out a plan with a minimal time commitment for each person to contribute.

4. Plan.  Place some benchmarks and goals in to a plan of action that once you hit them, your commitment moves to a new level.

5. Execute. Stick to it, don’t give up, and push through.  

The jist of this post, give your team time to soak in to what has happened, and allow them time to prepare for their new commitment.

Remember, you do not find out your having a child and give birth in less then a weekend. Why should our business ideas be the same way?

With some patience and planning, you may just make this in to the success you believe your start up can be.

Success to all!