First breath

I’m holding the first check ever that has “Tiny Wheels Media” on it.  And like a doctor slapping a newborn, it’s my business’s first breath. I’m looking at it, hoping and dreaming how my baby venture will grow up.

Obviously it’s a business. It must make profits. That’s what businesses do.  OK, it must make money. But how I make the profits is what is important to me. That’s what really defines success to me. What values will Tiny Wheels Media have? How will I go about growing my new child? Will it make a difference in the world.  Just like my real children.

This is exciting stuff. I have a clean sheet of paper and am starting from scratch.  I can tell you this, Tiny Wheels Media will be a reflection of who I am. So as I sit with my paper, defining my mission, here are a few words I’ve used to describe my new venture:

1. Creativity
2. Hard work.
3. Family
4. Honesty.
5. Customer comes first.
6. Value.
7. Innovation.
8. Humor.
9. Happiness.
10. Loyalty.
11. Under promise, over deliver.

Is that a profitable model?  I think so. I’m thinking about the long term here. I think there’s a niche for a business that puts creativity first.  It’s worked pretty well for Pixar.

Now to go to the bank. I have another child to raise.