1. Networking: You may meet someone who will change your life forever.
That's what happened to me.
My first launch party took place at Parisoma, a co-working space in the South of Market area of San Francisco. Stan Osborne, my first mentor, had been invited to the party by a crusty punk friend of mine. On the flyer it read that there would be good food and great wine. It was about dinner time.
Stan helped start Craigslist back in the day. Shortly after the party, he introduced me to his best friend, Gerard Cerchio, who used to work for NASA. Gerard was the needle in the hay stack, and now we're like family. That's how I built my team! Polyglotte currently has four products on the market and many more on the horizon!
2. Memories: ¡The birth of a new product is a moment to rejoice!
Looking back, you'll realize those were the happiest days of your life.
I hired a clown. We weren't supposed to make a lot of noise, and the clown began his act with a primal scream. At the end, he stood on his head and announced that I was going to turn the world upside-down with my invention. And I went on stage to unveil our patent pending upside-down shift key. Some people were mind-blown.
3. Speech! Speech! Speech!
As an entrepreneur, you're going to have to speak in public a LOT. Might as well start getting used to it!
That thought inspired me to hire the clown. I thought the he would lighten up the atmosphere and make it easier to do the speech, and it totally worked. Sometimes I go to piano bars and sing with the piano, or I go to a goth club and dance for a second in their cage like a gogo dancer. IMHO, making performance a part of your life will make you a better entrepreneur.
Go getem!
Daniela Semeco
CEO/inventor
Polyglotte Inc.
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