Recovering from the Derby  (Or Laser Focus vs. Opportunism and
all that Other Good Entrepreneurship Stuff.) By Andrew Sell,
Founder, Hipcycle  So it’s been about two weeks since I won a
contest sponsored by Startup America and got whisked off to the
Kentucky Derby to cross an item off my bucket list, and to also
talk about my amazing company Hipcycle to anybody and everybody
that was willing to listen to me. I’ve just about now recovered;
not only was I hanging with Ice-T, famous athletes, and big-time
politicians and business leaders, but it was also early morning
flights and constant social events. And then there was the
follow-up with all the amazing people I met once I got home. How
are you supposed to run your startup business with all this
other stuff going on? Damn you Startup America!!!!  I’m kidding
of course. Not only did I have a total blast, but I made some
amazing contacts. For example, I met Senator Mark Warner of
Virginia and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles in a span
of 10 seconds(!),