Andrew Gouty

Aaron (my business partner) and I have developed a comical practice when considering the choice to either go ahead with a decision or hold back and wait things out. Both of us have had the fortune of being coached by Tony Scelzo of Rainmakers, who has had a distinctive impact on a lot of business [...]

Last month I had some new ideas thrown at me from Tony Scelzo at Rainmakers. At the Rainmakers Main Event, Tony’s presentation had a strong center point on the subject of “making someone greater than you.” To give some background, accountability is a common discussion among entrepreneurs. We have so many ideas on seemingly life-changing [...]

Lately I’ve been having lots of conversations about why I’m involved at all in social media. In some cases it’s a conversation where I’m forced to defend the merits of social media. Nearly one in every five of these conversations comes under the impression that everyone else uses uses the internet, e-mail, blogging, Twitter, Linked [...]

One of the strongest arguments against social media startups is the inability to monetize. Last night I listened to a great presentation from the guys at Sproutbox as they explained why they’re just not into a variety of startup companies. The reasons they give are a variety of misconceptions about what is going to make [...]

I find myself blogging about Startup Weekend…again. This time it’s Kansas City Startup Weekend, which by all accounts looks to be a fantastic event, much like any other Startup Weekend I’ve attended to date. What does not cease to amaze me is the difficulty of getting over the initial hump of forming a cohesive team [...]