Entrepreneurs love to point to the success of "self-made" people like Bill Gates as proof that hard work, solid ideas and solid execution are the most important factors for success.
But is that really true?
Malcolm Gladwell, the ...READ»
I came across a great post by Umair Haque over at Harvard Business Publishing titled How to Build a Next-Gen Business Now.
He lays out five steps to build such a business but it was the fifth step that caught my attention because it ...READ»
Every entrepreneur has had some person laugh at their idea, but few have had thousands or hundreds of thousands laugh at their idea.
I personally know someone who had the chance to invest in MTV at the inception but laughed at ...READ»
I am currently in Jamaica and was invited on Tuesday to be a guest lecturer at the H.E.A.R.T. VTDI in Kingston by Dennis Howard, the UWI lecturer who brought me down in February to speak at the Global Reggae Conference.
It was a ...READ»
In the book The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur that I recently endorsed, Mike Michalowicz speaks early on about the importance of visualizing your goal before setting out to achieve it.
He quotes Bob Marley as the best example of ...READ»
I recently picked up Finding An Angel Investor in a Day to see what kind of advice was in there and to get additional info on term sheets.
I found the following breakdown very interesting: Three Types of ...READ»
The 3rd quarter has started nicely - The entrepreneurship book I endorsed is on sale and doing well, The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, we have a meeting with a potential investor on Sunday who approached us and I am in Inc. magazine's ...READ»
As much as I am supporting Barack Obama this year and believe that the Republicans have screwed America with their de-regulation mantra and "deficits don't matter" approach, I call it as I see it.Every person who is trying ...READ»
It seems normal for humans to become slaves to their wants and desires but we have to overcome those, especially in business.
I was able to overcome many of mine (especially the desire to be liked by lots of people) thanks to ...READ»
The heading of this blog post was what Deborah Meyer, the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Chrysler had to say during her presentation at MIXX in New York City on Monday.
Her presentation was focused on ...READ»
