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Aug 04 2014

The 10 Business Books Every Entrepreneur Architect Should Have In Their Library

Every August, the kids and I pack up the Suburban and head north to a row of small houses perched along the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Arcadia Park is located at Fishers Landing, New York and one of those tiny former fishing cottages is owned by my mom and dad, aka Mata and […]

Jul 28 2014

Over-Delivering on Client Expectations

Periodically, I like to pull an older post from back in the archives and share it again on the blog. Today I am re-posting an article from March 2012, nine months before relaunching Entrepreneur Architect as my 12/12/12 Project. Under-promise. Over-deliver. We’ve all heard this old adage, but how many of us follow its simple lesson? […]

Jul 21 2014

Recording Meeting Minutes Using Evernote

I’ve been saving for a new Apple iPad Air for months. A week before leaving for the AIA National Convention in June, I pulled the trigger and ordered my newest toy with 32 MB of storage in Space Gray. It would be useful to complete my responsibilities as a jury member for the Architectural Business […]

Jul 14 2014

Go Clean Your Room

It’s a phrase Annmarie and I use almost everyday. “Go clean your room!” Every parent of young children can relate. With those four words, we attempt to instill a sense of order and responsibility within our children. On most days it seems fruitless and a waste of breath, but we know the lesson is being […]

Jul 08 2014

Giving Back is Good Business

If you are a member of the Entrepreneur Architect community (and if you read the blog, listen to the podcast, subscribe to the newsletter or participate at the Linkedin group, that would be you!), you already know that I was invited to Chicago by my new friend Matt Ostanik, the CEO of Charrette Venture Group […]

Jul 01 2014

The Ultimate Guide to Streamlining Your Architectural Production Process

This week’s post is written by David M. Sanders, AIA a residential architect based in Capistrano Beach, California. David has generously shared his own system for preparing the ultimate set of construction documents. You may learn more about David and his firm at his website. Send him an email and say thanks for sharing such […]