Comments on: Big announcement: I'm starting a company!

By: المدونات تصبح شركات « مدونة محمد شدو

المدونات تصبح شركات « مدونة محمد شدو — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:30:27 +0000

[...] تدوينة لها عن إنفاق ثلاثة آلاف دولار لتصميم مدونتها. التدوينة الأخيرة للكاتبة تتكلم فيها عن تحويل مدونتها إلى بيزنس، أو مشروع يعني [...]

By: Do You Have "Superstar" Potential? « RecruitersNation

Do You Have "Superstar" Potential? « RecruitersNation — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:04:47 +0000

[...] run by Ryan Healy, a guy I partnered with when he was just a year out of school. When I met him, our fights were mostly about me thinking he’s immature. After three years of working together our fights got really interesting because he was my equal. [...]

By: Business Partnership: 3 Important Questions « Anne Libby

Business Partnership: 3 Important Questions « Anne Libby — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:54:55 +0000

[...] of experience. Your partner will benefit from your energy and viewpoint. (Penelope Trunk has been blogging on this [...]

By: Article: Monster says blogging good for career

Article: Monster says blogging good for career — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:13:10 +0000

[...] Trunk was so impressed with the expertise Healy was demonstrating through his blog that she started a company with him. At the ripe old age of 23, Ryan quit his entry-level corporate job and is now set to try his hand [...]

By: Where Did I Come From… in the Blogosphere? | Jaclyn Schiff

Where Did I Come From… in the Blogosphere? | Jaclyn Schiff — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:58:14 +0000

[...] about how to start blogging. This was the trigger I needed. I read a bit more. Wow, she's starting a new company! Who is this Ryan guy? What's Employee Evolution? Amazing! Another incredible [...]

By: Start-up skill: Find people who compensate for your weakness » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:30:17 +0000

[...] thinking of going into business together. And we spent two months arguing over equity. There was the day I got so angry that I had to pull the car over to fight with him. And neither of us walked away [...]

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:47:38 +0000

Congrats on your new venture! It will do very well, no doubt.

By: Seven Insider Tips for Befriending Top Bloggers (Or Anyone Online) at Personal PR

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:00:44 +0000

[...] 4. Communicate with them personally. Make sure you've started the relationship-building process before you step to this level (you don't want to get written off as weird stalker fan), but don't be afraid to e-mail or IM a blogger you're getting to know. Who knows, your friendship may blossom into one where a phone call or in-person meetup is in order. Real-time conversations can help acquaintances become true friends, even business partners. [...]

By: Mark W.

Mark W. — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:05:49 +0000

I read the post and all the comments and there's one red flag that would bother me that I didn't see anyone else comment upon. It was – "Every night we went back and forth about equity, and what things will look like, and what he will do, and we sort of had a sort of agreement.
And then he went back on stuff I thought we agreed on, …
I'm on the outside looking in and knowing only what I read here and none of the details. Maybe this is just part of the negociation process or just an attempt on both of your parts to get a better handle on the scope and direction of the new company and then maybe not. I don't know but this post doesn't make it sound like there is a real connection between two business partners even though the goal may be the same. You have much more experience and knowledge Penelope in business and life compared to Ryan so it is my advice to you that you never lose sight of that fact. That's just my honest opinion.

By: Daniel Schildt

Daniel Schildt — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:00:44 +0000

Interesting story to read because it tells much about problems with starting something new and how different people react to things that aren't done in ways they are used to. Anyways, all good to company.