All Blog Posts by Josh Steimle

You spend 90% of your time feeling like a failure but you keep working anyway.

You might be an entrepreneur if…you spend 90% of your time feeling like a failure but you keep working anyway. What does persistence have to do with being an entrepreneur? Is it wisdom or foolishness to continue on with something that doesn’t seem to be working out that well? Sometimes you have to know when
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How to Pick a Web Design Firm

I just got the latest issue of Connect Magazine today. Inside is an article called How to Pick a Web Design Firm which hasn’t been posted to Connect’s website yet, but once it is I’ll link it here. The article is written by Brandon Anderson from i4, which is one of MWI’s competitors. Of the
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You get rid of your TV and don’t miss it one bit

TV and I have a love/hate relationship. If I sit down on a Saturday afternoon to watch a few hours of worthless TV, then it’s kind of like eating a half gallon of ice cream in one sitting–momentary satisfaction that turns into a slight case of nausea just prior to more serious regrets due to
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6pm feels like 1pm

Good heavens my fingers are sore. I’ve only been golfing once in my life, and I had never been to a driving range until last night. I don’t know if my hands are just out of shape or if I dove into driving with too much relish, but my fingers are incredibly sore this morning.
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How Necessary is Office Space?

I’ve got another question for the masses and would appreciate your candid responses. We’ve got fairly nice office space here at MWI. It’s about 3,500 square feet, newly built out, nice conference room, four offices, receptionist area, open space, big sign on the building where it’s highly visible, etc. But for a long time I’ve
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You don’t understand how people find time to exercise

You might be an entrepreneur if…when you see a grown man riding his bike for exercise at 7am when you’re on your way to work you think “How in the world does anyone have time for that?” Ironically I just started a new exercise regimen and went walking for 50 minutes this morning. But I
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You start hoping that you become a victim of identify theft because maybe everyone who is after you to pay your bills will go after the thief.

You might be an entrepreneur if…you start hoping that you become a victim of identify theft because maybe everyone who is after you to pay your bills will go after the thief. To introduce this subject let me tell you a bit about my car, which I may have mentioned before, but to which I
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You work for two days straight without sleeping and then feel guilty for buying a hamburger off the dollar menu at McDonald’s because you really can’t afford it.

You might be an entrepreneur if…you work for two days straight without sleeping and then feel guilty for buying a hamburger off the dollar menu at McDonalds because you really can’t afford it. If you knew me well you’d know I wrote this over a year ago because I haven’t eaten at McDonald’s since I
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You’ve had to explain to your employees that without profits you can’t save up for a rainy day

You might be an entrepreneur if…you’ve had to explain to your employees that in order to save up money so that you will never be late on payroll again you have to have at least one month where you make more money than you have to spend to stay in business. When I’ve been late
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You begin interviews by saying “Of course, from time to time we won’t be able to pay you.”

You might be an entrepreneur if…you have to begin interviews of potential employees by saying “I need you to understand that sometimes I won’t be able to pay you.” This one is more of a joke. In reality I would never tell a potential employee they might not get paid. I prefer to lie to
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