전염병으로 인해 1년 넘게 분열된 후, 우리는 놀라운 창립자와 열심히 일하는 기업가 지원 조직 리더를 강조하여 북서 아칸소 벤처 생태계를 훌륭하게 만든 것을 축하하고 있습니다. 모두 우리 지역을 발전시키고 더 나은 곳으로 만들고 있습니다. 사업을 시작하다!
앞으로 몇 주 동안 우리는 지역의 기업가 올스타 중 일부의 프로필을 공유할 예정입니다… 더 많은 정보를 기대하세요!
Matt Francis
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT – OZARK INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
당신의 전문적/기업가적 여정에서 당신에게 가장 큰 영향을 준 사람은 누구입니까?
If I have to pick just one person… I’ll pick two! My parents by far have had the greatest impact on my decision to be an entrepreneur and encouraged me to try everything and do what I love.
지금까지 당신의 가장 큰 성취는 무엇이라고 생각합니까?
Crossing the line at 10 years in business at the company I started. The longest I’ve ever worked anywhere!
가장 큰 좌절이나 어려움은 어떻습니까? 그리고 어떻게 극복하셨나요?
Hard to name just one, but there have been some big, critical projects we really needed to win, and didn’t. Each time that has happened, we always looked at what happened, and what was in our control and out of our control. Every now and then a pivot is needed in your strategy; finding out its time is painful!
만약 당신이 지금 알고 있는 것을 알고, 과거로 돌아가서 어린 시절의 자기 조언을 해줄 수 있다면 그것은 무엇일까요?
Don’t be afraid to ask questions and figure out how things work… especially when things don’t make sense! Even complex things have to make sense in the end. If you don’t know, probably nobody else does.
가장 좋아하는 비즈니스 도구는 무엇입니까?
As far as an actual “tool” I’ve learned the hard way that every business it different, and there are no one-size-fits-all solutions for lots of business tools. We use lots of open source to run our business, and glue things together with custom programs. I found this to be incredibly powerful in a tech startup, since it allows us to build to our work flow without becoming the business the tool wants you to be.
In the more general sense: the MVP
The concept of the lean canvas and the minimal viable product concept have been very useful to us. We solve really complex problems, and it’s amazing how many times you find there can be either a really simple solution, or a totally different product that comes out of taking a step back and looking at the landscape.
무엇이 성공적인 기업가를 만드는가?
A successful entrepreneur is someone who is resourceful, empathetic and purposeful. Someone who sees opportunities in problems and is willing to learn from mistakes.
누군가 자신의 사업을 시작하고 싶어합니다. 그들에게 추천하는 첫 번째 조언이나 첫 번째 단계는 무엇입니까?
Surround yourself with folks that want to help you and listen to your idea. We’re so lucky to have great organizations (like Startup Junkie) in our region and state that support getting folks off the ground.
귀하의 일반적인 근무일은 어떻습니까?
First thing in the morning I spend updating with our various contributor teams, and then I either work through customers/partners or on various projects. I try to keep some time for myself in the afternoons for technical or development projects, and always end the day with my leadership team, identifying our challenges for the next day.
무엇이 당신을 밤에 잠 못 이루게 하나요?
Not knowing what I don’t know. Sleeping depends on dedicated time to gathering and analyzing data to make business, technical or operational decisions.
어떻게 동기를 유지하나요?
The opportunity to come to work with this amazing group of people each day and work together to solve really hard problems for our customers.