My name is Clayton McIlrath and I am an entrepreneur currently living in CO. I personally enjoy the process of learning, exploring, and doing all things creative as well as sharing my experiences with others. Being an entrepreneur and business owner, I hope that my experiences may help someone else start their own venture and find success and freedom as I have! Feel free to contact me anytime for questions or opportunities.
A long time ago, I came across a list of lists which inspired me to create my own bucket list of goals and things to do before I die. It’s since migrated from journal to journal and blog to blog, and as of now, lives here. My list is constantly evolving, and I regret that in the past that I simply removed the items that I completed or decided not to do.. but I think from this point on, I will just mark them as complete or strike through them.
It’s been a year and a half since i started this blog, and it’s amazing to look at how far I’ve come. This blog started out as a playground, where my best designs were wallpapers and my experience with development was limited to mostly front-end. In those days, I was proud of my average of [...]
A question that is brought to my attention almost daily is, “how do i succeed in this rough economy?” .. well today, I’ve put together a simple article for you (which is also going to be printed in our local newspaper), which should serve as a simple reminder and nothing more. YOU have the power and tools to change your circumstances, these notes will just remind you where to start.
Everyone has opinions and advice for starting a business, but most advice tells you how to start a business with a capital investment or loan.. but when we started Chosen we didn’t want either.. we wanted to follow the same path that 37 Signals traveled by “getting real” with development and work-flow and then finding ways to have your money work for you rather than surviving on income alone. So we with little capital and a lot of heart we dove into this business head first…
