I like think of myself as an accidental entrepreneur. I originally set out to make innovation insights accessible for the greater good. But, nearly 15 years after publishing my first article, I sold a site that had more than 8,000 articles from around 400 contributing authors. Along the way I learned a great deal of things, some the easy way and some…
Forget incremental change. If you want big returns--and less risk--build something entirely new.
Here is an uncomfortable truth: In time, everything in your life, as you know it, will perish. This is true of your relationships, your jobs, and, perhaps especially so, your business. It's not nihilism; it's...
Small business owners are accustomed to making all the decisions about their companies, as well as overseeing all aspects of business development and daily operations. However, they sometimes may not see the “forest for the trees” — meaning those issues that only outsiders can objectively…
Many aspiring entrepreneurs think the key to growing a successful company is linked to the ability to secure investor funding. For some businesses this may be true, but many successful companies have been built from the ground up with no outside investment or support, aka bootstrapping. It takes great dedication, strong work ethic, sweat equity and an immense amount of drive to bootstrap a business to success…
The new culture of sharing is not just for startups — it’s a challenge for every business.
Now that you can find anything on a moment’s notice on the internet, people have found that a temporarily unused expensive asset, such as a room in your house, or your car sitting idle, is a new business opportunity…
Once you have proven a successful business model and business is going well, many entrepreneurs seek to scale their operations. But, scaling doesn’t just mean hiring more inventory and selling more. To scale successfully, it must be done holistically: with the team, the company infrastructure, and daily operations to ensure the team can keep up with the scaling…
Many aspiring entrepreneurs think the key to growing a successful company is linked to the ability to secure investor funding. For some businesses this may be true, but many successful companies have been built from the ground up with no outside investment or support, aka bootstrapping. It takes great dedication, strong work ethic,...