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Keys to Success for Great Entrepreneurs: Learn from the Best

Rich Foreman 2015-02-16T17:03:36+00:00

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I was fortunate to watch Jeff Hoffman, a successful serial entrepreneur, who co-founded Priceline. make a short but powerful presentation at the Startup Grind Global Event where he gave great advice to entrepreneurs. Here are some of the key points from his presentation:


  • Solve real problems

  • Don't chase money, chase excellence; Money follows excellence

  • Win a gold medal at one thing: "Be the best damn something in the world and everything will happen."

  • Build a great team

  • Get out of your office and be where your customers are

  • Find your Golden Purpose which is the intersection of "the thing you're best at," "the thing you love," and "something the world values."


If you have the time, I encourage you to watch his presentation. It's about 10 minutes long but very insightful.


By Rich Foreman, CEO / Apptology and Director of Startup Grind Sacramento. Rich co-authored the book Tap into the Mobile Economy and his blog has been listed in the Top 20 Mobile Marketing Blogs of 2014. Follow Rich on Twitter at@ApptologyCEO or attend a Startup Grind Sacramento Event.

About the Author

Rich Foreman

Rich Foreman is the founder of KidneyLuv which develops solutions for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also the COO of IGH Naturals. Previously, as founding CTO, Rich led the team that developed the CordicoShield / CordicoFire Wellness App. Cordico was honored with the Sacramento Innovation Award in 2021. After achieving a 7 digit ARR, Cordico was acquired by Lexipol in 2020. Rich has a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington, an MPA from Troy State University and was an officer in the U.S. Navy. Rich co-authored his book, "Tap into the Mobile Economy." Rich's blog was listed in Top 20 Marketing Mobile Blogs of 2014. He has been featured on KCRA3, NEWS10, 1170 Tech AM PowerDrive, Business Radio Money 105.5, SiliconIndia, the Sacramento Business Journal, and the Sacramento Bee. Rich is also the Founding Director of the Sacramento Chapter of Startup Grind and served a term as Utility Commissioner for the City of Folsom. Rich is a regular contributor to TechWire.net and StartupSac.com. Rich was the Co-founder of Apptology which was named Small Business of the Year in 2014 by the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber.