You hear about the horror stories all the time of entrepreneurs toiling 24/7 for months if not years on end to make their business a success. Some people think that’s how it has to be. Well, certainly for a time, while you’re figuring things out, you’ll have to dig deep to find your groove. However, there is [...]
Last week, I was at a conference in Las Vegas speaking about the importance of vision and core values to a group of entrepreneurs.What I realized, as I was talking about my own vision and core values, is that I kept coming back to the theme of authenticity. It’s authenticity that’s been driving my vision [...]
With Facebook’s valuation at about $80 billion, you might be wondering how you can get in on this action. Maybe you’re ready to tap into the world of entrepreneurship to create or partake in the next billion-dollar idea. So, what exactly does it take to get to this level? There isn’t an exact formula, and the chances of ever [...]
What do chess and business have to do with each other? Well, it turns out quite a bit- the art of strategy! Chess, in its current form emerged from Europe in the 15th century ever since it has been played among intellectuals, royalty, and generals and has proliferated throughout all ranks in society. Good chess players [...]
In managing a startup or small business, it’s easy to get caught up in work 24/7 and let everything in your life take a distant back seat. I’ve been there. When I started NuKitchen, one of my first businesses, I toiled away relentlessly for months on end without any real breaks and never coming up for air. To the [...]
It’s Thanksgiving, so there is no better time than to give ‘thanks’ for all that we have. No doubt that while working in a startup, we’re faced with many joys and many challenges… maybe more challenges than we’d like in our lives. However, take this opportunity, if you haven’t already, to be thankful for all that [...]
I’m out on the road touting the virtues of entrepreneurship at conferences and workshops across the country. One question that I’ve been asked over and over again is: “should I start a business right now?”… And I always answer ‘yes’. Here are 3 reasons why I think now is the time to start a business: 1) [...]
I saw MoneyBall over the weekend that greatly inspired me, which was based on the book Moneyball: the Art of Winning an Unfair Game. The premise is that Billy Beane, the General Manager of the Oakland A’s, who’s trying to figure out how to compete with super deep pocketed baseball teams like the Yankees who [...]
So far this year, the trend in starting new businesses by developing smartphone applications (a.k.a apps) continues its ascent. The proliferation of location based technology and the stratospheric rise in the use of smartphones, whether it’s the Blackberry, iphone, Android or one of the many other options continues unabated. As an avid iphone user, I’ve downloaded [...]
When I began my first big entrepreneurial effort, I really felt alone. I thought I was the only person going through all the pains of finding cash, hiring the right staff, figuring out how to make payroll, finding new vendors, etc. Sure, there were lots of people out there starting a business but I felt [...]