Business is a game of survival of the fittest. You can execute flawlessly all day long and still fail due to market conditions. There are many strategic approaches to positioning your company for survival by creating barriers to entry. Barriers…
Justyn Hornor
Justyn Hornor
Justyn is a 5th generation entrepreneur who started his first business at 19 years old. His first exit was in 2006 and since then he has focused on scalable, technology-based startups. He has a passion for social entrepreneurship using technology to solve problems. Justyn is a graduate of the ARK Challenge program, has a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and a Masters of Information Systems.
I’ve been raising capital now in Arkansas for close to 10 years for various startups. My typical round ranged from $5k-$30k from friends and family until our recent round with Xcelerate Capital for $250k for Real Agent Guard™. I talk…
In a previous article I discussed the differences between entrepreneurs and technopreneurs, as well as how to build technopreneurs from developers who have entrepreneurial goals. Since then I’ve had a number of questions from developers and companies looking to forge…
At the end of the day, technopreneurship and entrepreneurship may be indistinguishable from an outsider’s perspective. Many of the core skills are identical. But consider this: A developer, a mechanical engineer, and process engineer walk into a bar and the…
In my experience, the best ideas come from folks who are doing a daily set of tasks and recognize an opportunity for innovation. Sadly, these people rarely have the energy, resources, or confidence to take their idea and bring it…
One of Arkansas’ biggest opportunities for creating high-paying jobs is to cultivate our amazing software development talent — turning software developers into entrepreneurs. Whether this in the role of CEO, CIO, or just a member of the startup team, developers…