a startup business....

"starting a small business is easy, but going from small to medium is the hard part"


i'm tired. i'm weary. and i'm in taipei back from a stint in HK for the 2nd time this month. and i'm confused. i'm alone - blindly spider-ing all tentacles looking for anything to cling onto. anything to grow the network, anything to supplement the existing clientele. anything to make 2009 not only look bright, but breakthrough delicious.

a moment of clarity over some johnny walker blue.....

"it's as if u're from a small town in montana and basketball is your life. you've got decent skills and decent height. now u've shown up at rucker park in harlem for a game of pickup...who is even going to let u on the court regardless of your abilities? who then do you lobby to get on the court?"

hardwork is straightforward when disciplines are defined. but the intangibles of opportunity is roulette that seriously kills your liver.

my hs football coach preached that RAIN was the great equalizer between disparately ranked teams and however unfortunate, asian entrepreneurship uses alcohol for that equalizer.