Any new venture needs to start with common goals agreed upon by everyone partaking in the venture. These goals go farther than just “making money” or “going IPO”. Having common goals, especially in a partnership, helps make sure decisions are made within the right context. A good book on the subject is The Goal by [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2006’
Getting ready to start a company: it’s all about the people
The first thing we thought about before this few day meeting was what does it take to start a company. There are plenty of articles on the subject and of course there are numerous factors, including timing, idea, funding, etc. What’s always for sure though is that you have the right people to [...]
The plan to figure out the plan
So it all started with the idea that we would get together to figure out if we could come up with an idea that was worth pursuing. We wanted to use our time productively so of course we had to come up with a plan. Here was the basic plan of attack for [...]
What’s in a name? A Two-Bit Manifesto
Two-Bit Operation LLC is the name of the company we have formed to execute on our vision. We hope that after we get this first success under our belt, we can then move on to other ideas under the same company. If you decide to follow along and like what you see, I encourage you [...]
A Two-Bit Introduction
This is the inaugural post of “How to Start a Two-Bit Operation”. As you follow along with us, we hope that you’ll learn from everything we learn about starting a small business and also participate and tell us where we’re wrong. Please do comment and post feedback!
We’ll go into more detail later, but basically we [...]
