When Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio, we were “young and dumb”. We were optimistic and enthusiastic, but we didn’t know what we didn’t know. We were 29 years old, had a dream of starting our own firm and jumped. I always knew I would own my own firm. I’m a born entrepreneur. What I […]
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Share Your Knowledge and Architects Will All Succeed
I relaunched Entrepreneur Architect on December 12, 2012 as an online resource for sole proprietors, small firm architects and students of architecture. It is my mission to share everything I know about succeeding in the profession and I encourage every other architect to do the same. The most successful organizations are built around great teams […]
Conversion Rates for a Small Firm Architect
The last fifteen years has been one wild ride for Fivecat Studio. We have survived two recessions, several natural disasters and a major terrorist attack within 40 miles of our front door. The confidence level of our clients has been riding the roller coaster of an uncertain, unpredictable economy. Project conversions have been up and […]
Be Better
I had many interesting conversations with architecture students while I was in Chicago. It was very interesting that many of them had similar questions to those I receive every day from the licensed architects who follow this blog. Some were concerned about finding a job. Others wanted to know about how to start their own […]
The Architect’s Liability: Retaining Records and Documents
This week, Annmarie and I organized, coordinated and began to make the “big move”. If you don’t know about our plans, you may want to read more at an article I shared a couple weeks back. The new studio is still being constructed, but we have much to do before we need to move anything […]
Entrepreneur Architect Academy 010 | Eight Steps to a Happy Client
“I’ve been saving for years and I finally have enough to move forward.” “I’ve been dreaming of this day for years. I know exactly what I want.” “I’ve been living in this dream house for years, if only in my head.” “I have more than enough money saved to get what I want.” “If I […]
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