Mills Scofield

AUGUST 7, 2017

We women, in general, tend to worry about not having enough – time, money, energy, etc. Morra closed out the Q&A with a great piece of advice ~ live with a spirit of abundance. But hey, it’s not about re-slicing an existing pie – it’s about making new and bigger pies and being proud of it!

Entrepreneur 132

Entrepreneur Agility Sample Advice 132

Mills Scofield

MARCH 3, 2015

Put your energy, time and resources into opportunities for growth, into potential launch missions. In the Venture Capital world we call this financing risk – putting good money after bad on the hope that at some point, Einstein’s Law of Insanity* will be wrong and the salvage mission becomes a successful rescue mission.

Finance 70

Finance Cost Energy Resources 70

Mills Scofield

MARCH 3, 2015

Put your energy, time and resources into opportunities for growth, into potential launch missions. In the Venture Capital world we call this financing risk – putting good money after bad on the hope that at some point, Einstein’s Law of Insanity* will be wrong and the salvage mission becomes a successful rescue mission.

Finance 70

Finance Cost Energy Innovation 70

Mills Scofield

MARCH 3, 2015

Put your energy, time and resources into opportunities for growth, into potential launch missions. In the Venture Capital world we call this financing risk – putting good money after bad on the hope that at some point, Einstein’s Law of Insanity* will be wrong and the salvage mission becomes a successful rescue mission.

Finance 70

Finance Cost Energy Innovation 70

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 8, 2014

The entrepreneur invests not just their time and energy, but often their whole identity in their venture. Partners commit their time and energy to collaborative efforts. They are perverse because they reward early stage ventures for taking enormous risks. There are risks for every stakeholder.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Innovation Incentives Mentor 124

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 7, 2019

Almost all the people I’ve met who are really the best in their field are not narcissistic - they are humble, eager to learn and eager to share…. it’s a matter of putting it into perspective. Trade Hubris for Humility! “

Learning-by-Doing 91

Learning-by-Doing Self-aware Goal Mentor 91

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Many workplaces are enclaves of aiding and abetting immature, disrespectful, even harmful behavior. People end up spending more time working around or with these people instead of doing the jobs at hand.

Short-term 170

Short-term Long-term Morale Politics 170

Mills Scofield

MAY 27, 2014

There would only be a dash to the finish for those who paced themselves, with reserved energy for a strong finish. I had trained for 5 months, for two and one half hours of grueling monotony. It was a half marathon , not a sprint. Those athletes were completing 26 miles in less time than it would take me to run 13.1

Goal 161

Goal Entrepreneur Training Strategy 161

Mills Scofield

APRIL 7, 2014

From customers’ and suppliers’ viewpoint, Company X is fast growing, exciting, and high-energy. Inside, though, Diamantini & Domeniconi and designed by Tak Cheung it’s a tornado.

Commitment 175

Commitment Project Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing 175

Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 2, 2012

It was a chance to build out ideations for an actual client, so the stakes were high and so was the energy. Though broad in scope, this first official assignment had a built-in incentive to succeed (past simply surviving the class’s first crit); representatives from Duck Tape would actually be coming in to view our creations.

Class 178

Class Project Long-term Engineering 178

Mills Scofield

JULY 30, 2012

From customers' and suppliers' viewpoint, Company X is fast growing, exciting, and high-energy. This was posted on HBR on Monday July 30th -. Inside, though, it's a tornado. Fighting fires, arguing over who committed to what, why it didn't happen, and noticing things that fell through the cracks in just enough time is normal.

Commitment 125

Commitment Bottom-up Project Learning-by-Doing 125

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 6, 2013

Based on the energy surrounding our first Shark Tank, we’re all excited about the prospect of creating a sustainable structure that gives us a way to support and reward innovation within Geneca. We’d look to the incubator to further sponsor ideas originating from Genecians.

Innovation 130

Innovation Incubator Brand Document 130