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2020 Business Books

2020 Business Books

by Mike Goodrich | Feb 5, 2021 | 2020, 2021, Birmingham, Books and Resources, Business Lessons, COVID-19, Entrepreneurialism, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Start-Ups, Technology

For some reason, my reading habits changed during the pandemic. I certainly had more time, but that did not lend itself to me reading more business books. When the world is falling down around you and your days are spend in dread, do you really find comfort in a tech...
The Unregulated Entrepreneurial Advising Industry

The Unregulated Entrepreneurial Advising Industry

by Mike Goodrich | Dec 11, 2020 | 2020, Advising, Birmingham, Business Lessons, Entrepreneurialism, Financing, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Start-Ups

I came across an article recently that described the “entrepreneurial advisor complex.” While I unfortunately cannot find the article, it rightly bemoaned advisors who promise the moon but cannot deliver. Particularly egregious, according to the article, are...
Unity and Grace in the Post-Election World

Unity and Grace in the Post-Election World

by Mike Goodrich | Nov 13, 2020 | 2020, Birmingham, COVID-19

I wrote this before the election; Emma can testify to that fact. So I do not know who won, which is purposeful. While I am for Biden, and while Biden is ahead in the polls, if 2016 taught us anything, it’s that nothing is certain. So, really the only thing I...
Current Perspective on the Birmingham Entrepreneurial Scene: Mid-2020

Current Perspective on the Birmingham Entrepreneurial Scene: Mid-2020

by Mike Goodrich | Jul 22, 2020 | 2020, Birmingham, Birmingham Funded Start-Ups List, COVID-19, Entrepreneurialism, Start-Ups

We provide this update every six months, and we’ve enjoyed doing so because it gives us a chance to reflect on the market that we love so dearly.  However, this perspective is different, and for obvious reasons. In some ways, it’s the most...
We Need to Save Birmingham’s Entrepreneurial Scene

We Need to Save Birmingham’s Entrepreneurial Scene

by Mike Goodrich | May 29, 2020 | 2020, Birmingham, COVID-19, Entrepreneurialism, Financing, Start-Ups

I am still not sure how COVID-19 will ultimately effect start-up funding, but I do believe that we can safely assume that there will be less of it in the coming years. How exactly will this play out? I don’t know. But the question I have now is whether institutional...
A Better Framework

A Better Framework

by Mike Goodrich | Apr 24, 2020 | 2020, Birmingham, Business Lessons, COVID-19, Entrepreneurialism, Start-Ups

Originally posted on Mike Goodrich’s LinkedIn page First, I hope everyone is still safe and well. And by safe and well, I’m not just talking about the physical ills of COVID-19. I mean mental health as well.   I’m noticing in myself the challenges of...
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