This is the first in a series of profiles and timely updates on local business communities. Tippecanoe County, Indiana, has a population of approximately 200,000 and an above-average education level within Indiana thanks mainly to the influence of Purdue University West Lafayette. Purdue employs approximately 7,000 people. Subaru of Indiana is the second-largest employer with Read more about Introduction to Tippecanoe County, Indiana[…]
I wear our company gear a lot. I estimate that about 90% of my daily wear clothing has a logo of a company I have ownership in or a non-profit where I serve on the board of directors. It’s the nearest thing I have to a uniform. But I don’t just wear the gear to Read more about Nice shirt. Are you invested?[…]
Daniel Fuller, a friend of mine, started a new podcast and invited me to be the first guest. We get into a lot of my personal journey that lead me to business ownership and Little Engine Ventures.
Our hometown, Lafayette, Indiana, closed some downtown streets for restaurants to offer more outdoor seating this weekend. Our family decided to go out for a nice Sunday evening dinner. Walking along we saw a couple of businesses on Main Street that caught my eye. It’s not too often that you see an actual for-sale sign Read more about I want to die a business owner[…]
Friday I had the opportunity to visit a friend’s business. She is subletting some extra space from us for awhile until the buildout of her new space is finished. We walked around the office, the production area, and shipping. The conversations turned to labeling. She talked about having some of her lids pre-printed. She’d just Read more about Turpentine Conversations[…]
Daryl and I are enjoying this season of no big events and fewer random coffee requests. It fits his personality. I’ve been good with it too but I’ll welcome the occasional coffee getting back on my calendar in the future. For now this season also aligns well with our near term objectives for Little Engine. Read more about Light calendar, long task list[…]
I finished the biography of John Boyd yesterday. A few random selections I noted as I read. Highly recommended. The book is slow in parts for someone like me without a military or aviation background, but at the end it all gets pulled together. Increasingly to me the sign of a good book is how Read more about Thoughts on John Boyd[…]
I met Ed Mysogland a couple years at a Butler event. He was gracious enough to invite me on his podcast. If you’re new around here, listening to this conversation with Ed will give you a good overview of what we’re working on. Listen here
I had a call earlier today with one of our managers. Daryl’s usually the guy that works most closely with him. Since we hadn’t talked in awhile we were just catching up before getting down to business. The topic centered around how much has changed in our world in just the last couple weeks. The Read more about What isn’t changing?[…]
Last Friday, Alex from the Think Like An Owner Podcast texted me to ask if we could do a quick catchup on his podcast. We recorded a quick episode that night and it is now available. Nothing has changed too drastically in the Little Engine Ventures world since then. Getting to see into so many Read more about LEV update on TLAO Podcast[…]