Aug 12, 2026 | 2026, Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham Funded Start-Ups List, Economic Development, Entrepreneurial Assessment, Entrepreneurialism, Football, Investing, Mid-Year Assessment, Seed Investing, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Uncategorized
I am not a big soccer fan. I played (poorly) for a couple of years in school, I watched (somewhat) my kids play, and every four years, I watch (in fits and starts) the World Cup. So I have no claim to being an expert. But one thing I have noticed is that you can...
Jun 28, 2022 | 2022, Birmingham, Business Lessons, Entrepreneurialism, Football, Founders, Marketing, Podcast, Sales, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Start-Ups, The Structured Start-Up Podcast
The fourth episode of The Structured Start-Up podcast focuses on the importance of finding your entrepreneurial story. As Mike Goodrich, the principal of First Avenue Ventures, says, “If you don’t have a compelling narrative that people will buy into, your...
Apr 30, 2021 | 2021, Business Lessons, Entrepreneurialism, Football, Mission-Driven Businesses, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Social Capital and Social Entrepreneurialism
Last week, a group of 12 European soccer teams tried to form an exclusive league unto themselves only to see it crumble. The plan became the business mistake du jour and had even the most casual soccer fan engaged and enraged. Since I follow it only loosely, I didn’t...
Jan 16, 2018 | Alabama Crimson Tide, Business Lessons, Football
As an avid football fan, I (rightly or wrongly) try to find business lessons in football. As I watched a great National Championship game Monday night, two business lessons came to mind as I was alone on my couch and then tossing in bed during the three-hour wind down...
