In the early days of developing an idea, it is critical that you challenge every assumption behind that idea. That kind of questioning will either make the idea stronger and more crisp, or it will tear down its facade and reveal that there was nothing behind it. It is tempting, when first assembling your team, […]
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How Dreaming Big Helps You As an Entrepreneur
Have you ever thought that one day your business would get to a point where it can compete with other large organizations in your field? Do you aspire to become one of the top CEOs in your field? Have you ever thought your business will be substantially more than it is now in the near […]
Respect the Key Influences to Your Startup Culture
Startup work environments are always chaos, but they can still be great environments to work in, or they can be terrible. Whether yours is terrible or great, that same tone flows out to your customers and regulates your productivity inside. You as the founder are the starting point and definer, so you need to get […]
Why Confidence is a Top Character Trait for Successful Entrepreneurs
If there’s one thing that education can’t fully teach you, it’s confidence. Now, that’s not to say that learning can’t help to strengthen your confidence, but self-belief is more like a wardrobe – you either rock it or you don’t. Because the cold truth is, you may know the ins and outs of business, but […]
Are You Past the Age of Optimal Learning?
The key to learning anything, at any age: 1. Forget everything you’ve ever learned about age and learning. Did you know that its easier to learn languages before the age of ten? Did you know that’s one of the most widely held myths about age and learning? Repeated studies have found that given the same […]
Does Unemployment Spark Entrepreneurship [Infographic]
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Economists, journalists and almost everyone else keenly await the first Friday of each month. That’s the day when the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its monthly jobs report, tracking how the economy has affected the job market in the US the previous month. While these numbers are closely monitored, perhaps the pundits might want […]
Get Uncomfortable for The Good of Creativity
Marketers are in the business of driving behavioral change. We spend weeks and months developing strategies for our target customers to overcome barriers and we provide strategic maps with plotted levels of behavioral change over time. Over the past year it’s become increasingly apparent to me that we marketers ourselves are met with such resistance […]
How Social Media Destroys an Entrepreneur’s Ability to Succeed
“Others inspire us, information feeds us, practice improves our performance, but we need quiet time to figure things out, to emerge with new discoveries, to unearth original answers.” —Ester Buchholz, Psychoanalyst and Clinical Psychologist Focus and clarity are the foods of successful execution and creativity. Unfortunately, the fast-paced, chaotic information environment that entrepreneurs […]