
Angelina Lawton
Founder and CEOSportsdigita
The Mistake: My mistake was not spending the money to hire right. I started my company as an agency, doing one-off websites and microsites....
Even born leaders have learning curves. In this feature, local insiders share their wisdom and talk about mistakes that shaped their business philosophy.
The Mistake: We’re a gift company, so the winter holidays during the fourth quarter are our busiest time. We pride ourselves on customer service....
The Mistake: My mistake was not spending the money to hire right. I started my company as an agency, doing one-off websites and microsites....
The Mistake: This mistake happened at my last company, Blurb, a self-publishing platform. I spent a decade of my life building the company. I...
The Mistake: A lack of focus on a number of different levels. My goal was more about trying to attack the world, or expanding product lines, or...
The Mistake: When I started this business, we lost our focus in who we were wanting to protect. We wanted to protect everybody – consumers and...
The Mistake: My background is around building a company, from conception to operation to achieving profitability as an achievable vision. The mistake...
The Mistake: Asking too many people for advice on a certain subject. I believe it’s great to ask people their opinion but sometimes the adage of too...
The Mistake: During my first year as a city council member, I was caught by surprise at the number of things that come your way. You get invited to...
The Mistake: I've done what I would call "knee-jerk" hiring, and it's been done when I am not prepared to lose a key employee – and I typically make...
The Mistake: Trying to go it alone. I’m a control freak. So earlier on in my business, I had a hard time letting go of the reins. I was trying to...