At the beginning of most books, there are acknowlegements and dedications.  As I start this blog to share my insight into building communities of entrepreneurs, I would like to start with a dedication… to my grandmother who passed just a few months ago. She has been many times the inspiration that has supported me along the way of being an entrepreneur… with her insight into worlds that I never saw of not having electricity, phones, and other items that we take for granted in today’s high pace of technology and business.

Grandma, I miss you loads. I miss our Sunday lunches together. I dedicate this blog to you, and the insight that you gave me of looking into the past, how you grew through all of the changes in the world, how you shared your perspective of building community through the community around your church… and how when I say “shared barn building” (about how we in Bootstrap Austin ) talk about building our startups together, you have given me a true grounding in the topic.  Thank you. I miss you.