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Reading Time: 8 minutesI don’t know about you, but I really didn’t expect for things to start bouncing back toward normal as quickly as they did. Had you asked me a few months ago, I would have said that most events wouldn’t come back in 2021 and would probably be back after cold and flu season in the … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 5 minutesIt’s been quite the couple of months of entrepreneurial ecosystem building through online events. One big event down, another now on the horizon, and a great celebration of what we’ve accomplished at 1 Million Cups Iowa City over the past three years. Since the beginning of the year, and specifically in the last few weeks, … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 5 minutesIt’s certainly been a while since my last non-review post. Not traveling for months on end makes it difficult to generate content for a blog documenting travels through the entrepreneurial ecosystem. In fact, as of this past week, we’ve officially crossed into the second year of Coronaworld. March 11, 2020 was the last in-person entrepreneurial … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 6 minutesMaking plans in 2020 was a losing battle, and 2021 isn’t going to be any different. With “two weeks to flatten the curve” in its tenth month now, it’s hard to say when some form of normalcy will return. However, I have a prediction that things will start to return to normal when most people … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 8 minutesThere was so much optimism going into this year. 2019 had been a fantastic year, and it seemed like momentum was building toward something amazing in 2020. Had you told me a year ago what was to come in the following 366 days, I would have suggested you find a psychiatrist. No travel after February, … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis post has been a couple of months in the making. Usually, I’m on the road a good chunk of the fall, finally getting settled back into things a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. This year, the World of Corona forced every event online in one way or another. This means that instead of walking … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 6 minutesIn normal times, the beginning of September is one of my favorite times of year. The heat of the summer starts to subside, the bugs start to disappear, and youthful energy returns to Iowa City. Thanks to the year that just keeps on giving, that energy that powers downtown Iowa City is all but gone. … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 7 minutes2020 certainly hasn’t been the year that we all thought it would be. Rather than continuing the paths that we all were traveling, a number of crises have placed us at a major crossroads in history. The actions that we – both “we” as individuals and “we” as a society – will shape the years … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 5 minutesSince the beginning of the pandemic, it feels like a lot of the days have blurred together just a bit. I’m not really confused about what day it is – there are enough recurring events on the calendar each week to use as guideposts. With the exception of two weeks ago, where I was shuttling … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAmy Wilkinson The Creator’s Code ISBN: 978-1-4516-6607-6 What takes an ordinary entrepreneur or creative and makes what they do extraordinary? According to Amy Wilkinson in her book, The Creator’s Code, there are six essential skills that divide extraordinary entrepreneurs from the rest of the crowd. These six skills connect and build on one another, and … [Read more…]