by Glenn Matthews on December 30, 2009
It’s New Years Eve here in Sydney, and 2010 is looking to me like a year of opportunity. 2009 was a difficult year, and many entrepreneurs may have thrown in the towel. For those entrepreneurs dedicated to their craft, they will find comfort in a recent post by Mark Suster on Tenacity. He says:
Tenacity is probably the most important attribute in an entrepreneur. It’s the person who never gives up – who never accepts “no” for an answer. The world is filled with doubters who say that things can’t be done and then pronounce after the fact that they “knew it all along.”
by Glenn Matthews on December 7, 2009
Friday of last week I set out early to Ontario airport for my flight into Oakland International Airport. For those of you who aren’t familiar with San Fran, there are two airports that service the city, one being San Francisco International airport, the other being Oakland International Airport.
Arriving into Oakland through a dense fog, I checked in with the hire car company, boarded my economy compact car and I was on the move.
My first meeting was with my friend Chris, whom I mentioned in an earlier post. The purpose of meeting Chris was to discuss venture capital and finance in general. We met in Palo Alto, which by the way has some extraordinary homes (see photos below).
by Glenn Matthews on December 1, 2009
Some months ago I stumbled across Google Local Business Center. Our company Cordula Consulting signed up and was amazing with the number of leads we started to generate for our business.
Most people use Google to search for a business or service. For example, you may be looking for a structural engineer in say Miranda, NSW Australia. If you type into the Google search bar “Structural Engineer Miranda NSW” up pops a map showing you local structural engineers in the Miranda area.
by Glenn Matthews on November 29, 2009
This week just gone has produced some mixed results; mostly positive. Any result at all during a holiday week (it was Thanksgiving on Thursday here in the States) is something to be proud of.
The most exciting news for the week was to see MySchoolAct move into the top 10 stage of its Australian competition. As noted in a recent post, entries for acts are now closed and the exciting news is that we exceeded our target number of acts. I’m also very pleased with the number of registered fans we have – the number by far exceeded my expectations.
by Glenn Matthews on November 27, 2009
At midnight last night (Friday, Sydney time) MySchoolAct closed entries to its inaugural season. The final week saw a rush of entries, making a very difficult task for senior staff to choose the two wild cards.
Our Managing Director, Cameron Elkins and Business Development Manager, James Smith did a fantastic job attracting acts and running the whole competition. Well done gents!
Sony Music chipped in to help promote MySchoolAct, providing interviews with Amy Meredith, Amy Pearson and The Cassette Kids. Even Guy Sebastian gave us a shout out from a studio in Los Angeles. Check out the video below.
by Glenn Matthews on November 23, 2009
I’m a little late with this post. But hopefully the wait was well worth it as I do have some good news to share.
Yesterday ended Global Entrepreneurship Week, a week long program, celebrating entrepreneurs and encouraging free thinking within our youth. The goals of the week are to Inspire, Connect, Mentor and Engage. As an interesting coincidence the early goals of MySchoolAct were to Inspire, Educate, Create and Celebrate. Personally I think MySchoolAct’s goal’s are much more catchier, and so they should be, after all we are in the entertainment industry.
by Glenn Matthews on November 19, 2009
Today I thought I would share with you a source of my inspiration; a reason to sit at my desk and continually plug away each day for countless hours.
On my wall, sitting in clear view, I have four pieces of paper. They read:
Determination
At times it takes sheer will to overcome adversity.
Innovation
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Passion
A powerful force that cannot be stopped.
Perseverance
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
