How Smart Startups Win At SXSW Interactive

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Each March the global tech community comes together to share, learn, and celebrate technology at South-By-South-West-Interactive (SXSWi), Austin Texas’ signature tech event. The Internet, mobile devices, …

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In Leadership, When Does Your Hard-Earned Confidence Become A Weakness?

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Successful executives get where they are because of their ability to make good decisions. The ability to predict the right course of action under even …

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Who Are Your Organization’s Superheroes? Hint: Look Beyond The C-Suite

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As someone who has spent time in both startup and corporate environments, I’ve observed a key difference between them: Larger companies have lots of specialists, …

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For Startups, Building It Is The Easy Part

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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

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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 …

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Success And ‘The Rule Of Three’

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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 …

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The Strange Secret Behind Founding A Business

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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 …

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What Blue Chip Companies Are Finding Out The Hard Way: We Are All Startups

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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 …

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Love The Critics, They Just Might Save Your Business

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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 …

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Japan’s Rising Tide Leaves Small Business Out At Sea

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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 …

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