A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to hear Richard Tait speak again at a luncheon meeting honoring businesses on the Eastside (East of Seattle, for those of you located elsewhere). Richard is an ex-Microsoft guy who co-founded the great game company, Cranium. Richard is an excellent, passion-filled speaker. He appears to be so comfortable with who he is and has a thrilling, entrepreneurial story which he eloquently tells in front of large groups of business people. This presentation was no different - I was amazed as Richard spoke of how he and co-founder Whit Alexander had "laser focus" - then used the analogy of "peeing in a bottle" to graphically illustrate just how focused they were to succeed in a business others told them they were doomed to fail at. The audience roared with laughter at this comment and others. You couldn't be in the room and not come away with something, if nothing but a smile and some laughs. Potentially, newer entrepreneurs came away with much more.
In honor of Richard's fantstic and thought-provoking presentation - I'm linking his Secret Sauce recipe for success in creating a business - courtesy of John Porcaro's blog (nice new pic, John!)