Starting your own business can be an exciting endeavor. As a small business owner, you’re free to make your own decisions, guide the company in the direction you see fit, and benefit from complete creative freedom. Despite the myriad of positive benefits, starting a company isn’t a decision you should be taking lightly. With that […]
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Give a Great Startup Founder and Entrepreneur Media Interview
It’s always on the checklist for a business and startup founder — get media attention. And of course, you want that attention – it will put eyeballs on your product, which may lead to users, which can bring money, potential investors, and all the other wonderful things that can come from matching the right product […]
5 Signs that You are Ready to Scale Business and Deploy Innovation
The entrepreneur’s path is challenging and exciting. It requires your full commitment and a sincere desire to scale business as you evolve too. It is a continuous process of stepping beyond your own limits and bringing innovation for the world to see. The moment when you start feeling your limits often means that you are […]
Why the Future of Work Could Still Find You Unprepared
While the employee has been preparing for a shake-up in the workplace, the organization has remained under the illusion of safety. Many organizations are seemingly complacent and believing that things will only get better for them. The Human Development Report 2015: Work for Human Development pointed out how globalization and advancement in technology are influencing […]
How to Launch Your Own Data-Driven Email Marketing Campaigns
Marketers can take advantage of data to build effective email marketing campaigns tailored to their target audience. Studying and tracking data over time reveals what does and doesn’t work. And marketers can use a/b testing to rectify mistakes, overcome issues, and achieve better results. Sourcing data to personalize campaigns is simple enough thanks to the […]
The Key to Mass Adoption of Wearables
With the power of true and relevant health data, wearable technology can go from being the Motorola Razr of healthcare to being its iPhone.
Blockchain Success Stories Show Valuable Opportunities
Over the past two years, we’ve witnessed the cryptocurrency market explode onto the scene, minting billionaires overnight, followed by an implosion that has wiped out up to 80 percent of the market’s value. All along, the true believers have continued to insist that this is just the growing pains of a new and dynamic financial […]
How to Fail Your Way to Success
“Failure is success in progress” ― Albert Einstein Entrepreneurs are enthusiastic and serial failers. Entrepreneurs seem to be constantly looking for solutions and alternative ways of doing everything. And crucially, they don’t give a damn about failure, because they know that failure is, in fact, discovery. Some have declared, “The only way I will know […]
How Do You Determine Which Partners Will Fuel Your Success?
Most leaders have been bombarded by the idea that business partnerships are vital to their success. Partners can extend a company’s reach, add new audiences, enhance its value, expand its capabilities, and even boost its reputation by association. Marketing Week pointed out that behemoths like Amazon and Adidas have grown larger as a result of […]
Harness the Power of Your Imagination
Business is an image in the mind of the entrepreneur. To start or expand a business we must imagine what it will become. We will begin to see the image of the journey ahead — inside our minds. Without being about to harness the power of your imagination, you wouldn’t be an entrepreneur. We see […]
Yes, Entrepreneurs Can Thrive in Corporate Environments
These entrepreneurs are the ones that work in corporations while working on their innovation. These are they who toiled furiously day and night in their garage, or took out a second mortgage on their home. We’ve all heard the romantic anecdotes of entrepreneurs. How often does this really happen? Is this a requirement for a […]
How Start-Up Chile Helps Entrepreneurs and Chile Alike
The Start-Up Chile accelerator was arguably the spark that ignited Chile’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Chilean government, through the development agency CORFO, founded Start-Up Chile in 2010 as a way to bring in foreign entrepreneurs who would galvanize Chile’s transition into an economy built on technology and innovation. Since then, Start-Up Chile has accelerated over 1,500 […]
5 key takeaways about entrepreneurship in large enterprises
The most successful large organizations never forget their startup roots. Instead, they find ways to preserve their entrepreneurial mindset, even in the face of growing scale and maturity. I’m honored to work for Comcast, which is such a company, surrounded by leaders who are driven by a collective passion to create innovative experiences that change […]
Peter Thiel’s Advice For Entrepreneurs And Investors In 2 Quotes
Check buzzwords and ego projects at the door.
11 Things To Remember When Your Startup Tackles A New Market
How to scope it out to avoid missteps.
Why You’d Be Insane To Skip College For Startup Dreams
Take that, Peter Thiel.
Splunk Founder Now Launches Entrepreneurs, Not Startups
Michael Baum made “Oprah money” launching six successful startups, but his work with entrepreneurs may be more valuable.
Jimmy Wales To Silicon Valley: Grow Up And Get Over Your Age Bias
Silicon Valley frowns on age, yet several of its most successful entrepreneurs argue experience tends to trump youthful exuberance.