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Even though it’s trendy in startups to say that ideas mean nothing and execution means everything, the reality is much less binary and much more nuanced. For example, even the world’s best entrepreneur with incredible execution will fail if their idea is fundamentally flawed, or if their market...
By Natalia Kollmann
In this competitive World today, it is essential to know how to dominate our new positions by working smarter, not harder, for the sake of our personal as well as professional sanity. Following is a list of hacks you can use to be more efficient and productive, working in a smarter and healthier way: Find your biological prime time....
Dominate with these helpful productivity tips.
1. Turn Off Alerts
It's terribly tough to get into your Zen zone when your phone is buzzing every few minutes. Depending on how chatty your phone is, you may get notifications for everything from emails to retweets. It's essential you shut these notifications off! Trust me, you'll see efficiency skyrocket once you...
By Lisa Wirthman
Access to mentors, a Western appreciation for risk-taking and community support for local businesses make Colorado a top state for female entrepreneurs to have a business.
And the numbers prove it.
The state is home to three of the nation’s top 10 cities for women to own a business, according to a recent survey by NerdWallet. Startup haven Boulder earned the No. 1 spot for female...
By John Rampton
If being an entrepreneur was easy there would be a lot more people partaking in the journey. While there are definitely perks, launching and running your own startup is an uphill battle that most people don’t have the mental, physical, and emotional strength or disciple to endure.
Even if you do possess that strength or discipline, there are...
What would you do if your back gave out -- after 100 miles of nonstop running?
What would you do if you were in a tent in the most remote part of the Hebrides, swallowing gnats when you were breathing?
What would you do if you were so injured that you had to re-learn how to walk?
What would you do if...
How do you know if you’re a true entrepreneurial success?
A lot of entrepreneurs strive for the kind of success that can be measured in cars, beach houses and Rolex watches. But according to my wildly successful mentor Jim Bunch, true success can only be measured in terms of happiness, health and wealth.
Where most entrepreneurs fail is in thinking they...
For many budding entrepreneurs, bootstrapping can be a great (if not the only) option for getting started. Bootstrapping helps entrepreneurs retain full control, promotes financial accountability and encourages honest and scrappy solutions to the many business problems that arise.
The benefits of bootstrapping, however, may not always outweigh the struggles. Beyond the long days and limited financial resources, bootstrapping is mentally, emotionally and...
Having an entrepreneurial spirit is what keeps me going. It's a mindset. I don't wait for things to happen. I make it happen. It's the difference between being a leader and being a follower. It's about seeing the big picture and owning it. It's what I try to teach my kids, my staff, and myself. It's also important that...
A very effective way for making sure about the successful growth of your business is to use the right and the most suitable tools for business. Regardless of the type of your company, the usage of tools for business that are considered to be effective is becoming a great trend in order to make sure about their ability for...