The Entrepreneur’s Mental Workout – A Quick Way To Challenge Your Brain And Better Your Business

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What does this scene look like from higher up? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) As entrepreneurs, we are always watching changes in our businesses and the marketplace, …

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Vinod Khosla Mentors Entrepreneurs at SXSW on Risk and Fear in Startups

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Fear of failure is natural. For startups, entrepreneurs, and company founders, fear of failure and our response to that fear can be critical to our …

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You’re Uninvestable, You Don’t Follow The Rules

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Feelings count before the numbers ever do in the Startup world. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Startups need the participation of many different people in order to be …

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The 2 Simple goals for Every Technical Product Company

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Engineers make the world go ’round, for technical product companies. In technical businesses, the management of technology can be complex. Creation of business models, …

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Do Startups Need Funding Anymore?

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Startups without financing are like small boats in a big ocean. The short answer is “No. Startups these days can usually get going without investors.” The …

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A Startup Conversation with Steve Blank

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Steve Blank, entrepreneur, author, and educator. Steve Blank is one of Silicon Valley’s most well known entrepreneurial educators, and one of its most active opinion …

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Founders Syndrome: The Third Rail of the Startup world

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Heed the warning sign. (Photo credit: zigazou76) Speaking with an entrepreneur friend recently, she related a story of working with an inventor who had a …

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Basics Win Ball Games

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Back to Basics. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The most successful businesses are those that master the basic transactions of their market and execute them with reliability …

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The Most Valuable Startup Asset: Your Meta-Tribe

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As someone who has grown tech businesses outside of Silicon Valley, I can directly appreciate the ‘planting a tulip in the desert’ scenario that can …

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