Founder Brent Constantz describes the early breakthrough moments at Calera, including realizing the value in actively sequestering carbon dioxide. According to Constantz, this insight supports his idea that the most successful strategy for cleaning up the environment is to make doing so a prosperous opportunity for businesses and investors.

Serial entrepreneur and Calera Founder Brent Constantz creates amazing advisory boards and regularly updates company operating plans. By doing both of these things, even the craziest of ideas can gain the credibility needed to gain momentum and thrive in the business world.

When entrepreneurs are working with big ideas, they also need to remember to grow the company, says Calera Founder Brent Constantz. But with that said, Constantz also urges founders with big ideas not to be easily lured from their big vision, due to external pressures to accumulate small monetary wins.

Serial entrepreneur and Calera Founder Brent Constantz discusses the tension that can develop between a founder's goals and an investor's desire for a quick return on investment. Constantz shares a story from his days in the med-tech sector to illustrate this point.

Founder Brent Constantz says his firm, Calera, has never had a written business plan. As a serial entrepreneur, Constantz has developed a few ideas about business plans: 1) Only competitors read business plans, and 2) A business plan is the only thing that is never going to happen.

Serial entrepreneur and Calera Founder Brent Constantz shares what is the coolest thing about starting companies. Constantz enjoys watching the building excitement of employees and customers around a new venture. He describes this powerful experience as similar to building fires and starting an avalanche.

Upon starting his third company, serial entrepreneur Brent Constantz decided not to take on outside investment, a decision that reaped benefits. Constantz also describes serving as the sole board member, which meant avoiding the loss of time management teams suffer when dealing with larger boards. Constantz states this saved time can then be put toward a better use ? fulfilling the company's vision.