I posted the blog because I wanted to showcase how laws affect both businesses and customers.
We in the US started out being run by rule of law, a Republic, not a Democracy, and we’re still a Republic, although somewhat watered down some in the last number of decades. If you don’t agree, then refer to this 10 minute Wimp.com video titled The American form of government explaining the different forms of government. The rule of law affects businesses, both startups and established businesses, as well as customer behaviors.
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Here’s a great video on how Orabrush got into Walmart stores. They did not use the traditional routes that other companies take, such as trade publications, etc. They used targeted Facebook ads. Oh, and notice they use a Mac for their business in the video. 
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Here’s the next video in my series. I discuss how a startup is like flying a large aircraft and what it takes to “takeoff” into the business world.
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As I have talked with numerous people regarding their businesses I am in constant discussion with others about what they do and how they do it. I had a conversation with anther small business and he stated something that reenforced what I have seen. He said, “More people only love what they do, not do what they need to do.” What does he mean?
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As a beginning entrepreneur I’ve learned that we startups “need to know our numbers.” For entrepreneurs, numbers are the results of what we measure, and we need to measure the right things.
I had a brief discussion with a “up and coming” entrepreneur in Ohio recently and in our discussion he asked me, “How many employees to you have?”
I said, “Only me.”
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Here’s my tenth motivation for you fledging startups. Here is Susan Straub-Martin, who owns Strauberry Studios. Here’s her business and life in ten questions.
1. What was/is your background toward business before you started your own (family of entrepreneurs, paper route, raising bunnies, school, classes, etc.)? My dad went into the family business. He ran and abstract and title company. A very different type of company than what I have. My grandfather on my mothers side was very entrepreneurial. Both are gone sadly and have not been around to see what I have been doing. My Mom however is a big supporter and helps me with my newsletter in Pages on her Mac.
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Here’s my nineth story for about startups, here’s Sachin Rekhi’s answers to my interview questions.
1. What was/is your background toward business before you started your own (family of entrepreneurs, paper route, raising bunnies, school, classes, etc.)? I’ve always been passionate about solving problems through software. When I was a kid growing up in upstate New York, I started a little company called Gumball Software and made a lethal pong video game. In college, I created my own task management software called Sach Do and a store cash register and accounting software for my house dorm’s student store called Oasis Financials. It’s the fundamental desire to solve my own problems that motivates me to build software.
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