5、寻求本地资源的友情支持

    杰克逊维尔市的克林特•德罗迪从一家招聘公司辞职后开创了自己的保健品电子商务公司iMethods。他辞职后做的第一件事情是什么呢？他说：“我打开了教堂的联络簿。”他从中联系上了当地的一位银行家，邀他加入了公司的义务董事会。这位银行家又帮他招募到一位注册会计师、一位律师，还给他介绍了销售和运营方面的熟人。德罗迪请他们吃午餐，还邀请他们一起参加短途旅游以便增进交流。八年后的今天，他的公司已经实现了盈利，去年的收入达到了600万美元。

    本文作者Verne Harnish为经理人教育机构Gazellas公司首席执行官。

    译者：李玫晓/汪皓

5. Search for free advice at home

    What's the first thing Jacksonville's Clint Drawdy did when he left a corporate recruiting company to start his health care IT firm iMethods? "I opened my church directory," he says. That's how he found a local banker to join his all-volunteer board. The banker helped him attract a CPA, a lawyer, and contacts in sales and operations. Drawdy buys them lunch and invites them on outings where they can network. Eight years later the company is profitable; it had revenue of $6 million last year.

    --Verne Harnish is the CEO of Gazelles Inc., an executive education firm.