For Startups, Building It Is The Easy Part
Most folks think that building a product or packaging a great service is the hardest part of becoming a successful business owner. The thought is something …
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How Language Can Fool You Into Thinking The Wrong Way About Your Business
Language is a useful and ubiquitous tool. Just as the words in this article are connecting with you (dear reader), words are ubiquitous. Words are …
The ‘Hickenlooper Effect’: How Colorado’s Governor Recruited Entrepreneurs To Drive An Economic Recovery
It was late, the streets deserted and traffic-less despite being the middle of downtown Denver, home to over 3 million people. Colorado’s 62 year old governor emerged …
Success And ‘The Rule Of Three’
Understanding the needs of your customers, coworkers, sponsors, investors, and other important people in your business life is important. Central to this understanding is the …
The Strange Secret Behind Founding A Business
Being a startup founder is an exercise in a strange and almost inexplicable physics. We are taught not to believe in magic, but looking at …
What Blue Chip Companies Are Finding Out The Hard Way: We Are All Startups
The classic corporate business approach for devising a business strategy is to allow a vice president of the company to put forward a plan – complete with …
Love The Critics, They Just Might Save Your Business
When was the last time that somebody honestly and directly criticized you or your business? If you have not gotten guidance, feedback, comments, suggestions, or …
Japan’s Rising Tide Leaves Small Business Out At Sea
As an entrepreneur, I am intensely interested in how business operates – not just here in the US- but in other countries as well. As much as business is …
Technology And The (Rare) Joy Of Being Lost
Digital media and technology are ubiquitous today, which means we are presented with an inexhaustible series of messages and opportunities to be entertained and informed. …
Business Lessons From The Football Field: Knowing The Difference Between Yardage And Points
The universal goal of management for companies and startups alike is to reach business objectives with the smallest possible investment of time and money. In a …
