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By Chris Heivly
It is said in surfing that if you don't like the current wave, just wait--there will be another right behind it. In 1993, Marc Andreessen landed in Silicon Valley and thought there was nothing left to do. The PC market was flush with providers, all of the software needed to operate the PC was being provided by Microsoft,...
By Kelly Hoey
Regardless of the accessibility of information available at our fingertips on entrepreneurship, startups and small businesses (not to mention apps, hackathons and meetups), I am frequently asked for guidance or direction on how to get started. Rather than sitting down to write yet another list of resources, I turned instead to a number of entrepreneurs in my network...
By Lisa Abeyta
As an entrepreneur, one of our primary jobs is to become excellent researchers. The thing about creating something from nothing, about building a business where none existed before, is that there will always be myriad unknowns, so learning how to independently search for answers if a vital skill.
Startups don't come with ready-made worksheets, much less ready-made answers. This is true even for startups participating...
By Amanda Pressner Kreuser
There are plenty of would-be entrepreneurs (myself included!) who've tried to convince ourselves that we feel happy and fulfilled climbing the corporate ladder.
But while we might get some validation from raises, promotions and job offers at "better" companies, eventually, we realize that we need something more. It becomes clear that the only business that can inspire us, challenge us, and fulfill our need to lead is the...
By John Rampton
Not everything in life and business goes exactly as planned. That's because outside forces are constantly at work, creating situations and choices that lead us toward success or most often putting roadblocks in the way. Sometimes, even internal forces sabotage what we are capable of achieving.
It's a shock to the system when failure happens, but I learned it's...
By Geoffrey James
Yesterday, I described the kind of marketing messages that customers ignore, mostly because those messages are either trite, meaningless or both. Because the point is to help you become successful, here's how to put that knowledge to use.
In this column. I deconstruct a real-life marketing message to show how to turn it into something that gets customers interested. (See my...
By William A. Sahlman
Every seasoned investor knows that detailed financial projections for a new company are an act of imagination. Nevertheless, most business plans pour far too much ink on the numbers–and far too little on the information that really matters. Why? William Sahlman suggests that a great business plan is one that focuses on a series of questions....
By Leonard Kim
Recently, I was talking to John Lim, host of the Moving Forward podcast. He had me on his show where we discussed how to get out of the 9-5 and take charge of your life.
After we wrapped up, we were commenting on the odd yet undeniably engaging videos produced by JT Tran, an Asian dating coach who is creating...
By Lolly Daskal
All of us experience fear now and then. And all of us know the effects fear can have on us. Fear can hold us back from pursuing our dreams, whether those dreams are about starting a business or starting a relationship. It can keep us stuck where we are.
If fear is keeping you from being who you want...