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COFFEE WITH BOB: A STARTUP DIARY
Coffee With Bob: a Startup Diary
Coffee With Bob: A Startup Diary is a candid look into the daily trials, challenges, mistakes, frustrations and mood swings of life as a startup entrepreneur.
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About Coffee with Bob: A Startup Diary
About Bob Adams
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Something Is Deeply Amiss...There Is an Elephant in the Room
Death by a Thousand Cuts...and Work Hasn’t Even Started
An Old Dog, But Not Too Old to Learn New Tricks
A Little Burnt Out...but Still Pluggin’
Another 7 Day Week...Sometimes You Just Gotta Do It
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No Holiday for Bob, but Work Feels Like Kindergarten Play
Is Bob Torpedoing His Own Company?
A Little Outside Insight Doesn’t Hurt
Trying To Be Positive...Re-doing the Same Work Once Again
Here We Go Again...with an Endless Circle of Design Changes
Sometimes You Just Gotta Rip It Up and Start from Scratch
It’s Sunday, but No Time to Play with the Model Trains
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Doubly Bad Start to the Week for Burnt Out Bob
A Positive Day at Last...but Crazy in the Website Game
Working with an Old Friend Brightens a Rainy Day
More Pissed Off than Usual and NO MORE WORK FROM HOME!
A Little Better Day...Despite My Screw-ups
Another Saturday Back at the Design Table
Banging Out Dents in My Car and My Website, Plus Taxes Too
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Why a Japanese-Korean Naval Battle in the Year 1597 Matters to Me
Monkey Off My Back, Rising Stars and Outrageous Meeting Behavior
Leveraging Up with Great People Can Transcend the Work Itself
Employee Reviews Made Simple and Easy
Forcing Myself to Take a Day Off and Why You Should Consider It Also
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Sometimes You Have to Drop Everything To Focus on What Matters
Deep into Meetings and How Meetings Can Ramp Up a Business
The Sun Is Bursting Out so Why Not Pump Up the Troops?
Overcast Day but the Troops Are Rallying and I am Getting Organized
How Going Backwards Today Helped Me Move the Business Forward
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Thinking About Marketing, Plans and Great Customers
Soldiering On in a Tough Business
90 Day Goals then Pivot and Change
Tough Competition and Constant Shifts Leave Me Tired and Worried
Get Out There and Make Some Mistakes!
It’s a Hypercompetitive World and Good Isn’t Good Enough
Sometimes You Gotta Work Like a Dog on Sundays Too
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How You Roll with the Punches Is What Matters
Time to Organize and Coalesce My Thoughts
Setting Goals and Holding People (Including Me!) Accountable
We Are All Only Human!
Traffic and Dialoguing: Annoying, but Necessary
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Time Off, Beyond Bob and Quarterly Goals
What Is the Long-Term Value of Your Business?
Focus on the Positive: Don’t Let the Negative Drag You Down
If You Have Less Resources, Use a Little Elbow Grease
Don’t Get Lost in the Numbers: Focus on Major Metrics
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Brainstorm in a Snowstorm
Set Some Realistic, Achievable Goals!
Don’t Overly Focus on Past Mistakes: Look Ahead!
Tighten the Focus on Yearly Goals: Less Is More
Do You Really Have “Great” Customer Service?
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Frustrations with Contract Workers: What Can You Do?
There Are Always Alternatives!
Tweak Sessions: Get People to Share Your Vision
Don’t Act Out: Calm Down and Make a Triage Plan