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Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. Then they are surprised to see productivity and creativity take a big dip. What they should be doing is hiring only “entrepreneurs,” m Read More

What is crowdfunding? Equity crowdfunding rocketed to a $34 billion industry in 2015. It's now even bigger. We explore it and break it down for you!
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As a long-time business advisor and angel investor, I’m a believer that “two heads are better than one” in building a new business. Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. The chal Read More

Just because уоu hаvе a small business dоеѕ nоt mеаn you саnnоt compete against thе big guуѕ. Smаll buѕinеѕѕеѕ are оftеn оvеrlооkеd fоr certain rеаѕоnѕ, but thе mаin reason is that thе wоrd ѕmаll buѕinеѕѕ соmеѕ асrоѕѕ аѕ a startup company.
Yоu dоn’t hаvе tо bе a big buѕinеѕѕ tо appear thаt wау tо Read More

The Lean Planning method is an ongoing process of business planning that allows you to strategize, adapt, and keep track of how your business is doing. Our step-by-step guide will show you how to create your own Lean Plan, and how Lean Planning helps your business. Read More

Most people think innovation is all about ideas, when in fact it is more about delivery, people, and process. Entrepreneurs looking to innovate need to understand the execution challenge if they expect their startup to carve out a profitable niche in the marketplace, and keep innovating to build an Read More

Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts an angel investor pitch to me by touting his new technology. They have forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they eliminate. I chastise these startups to highl Read More

New entrepreneurs are always looking for a shortcut in getting their venture story and plan across to investors, and closing on the funding they need. An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas, first introduced by Alexand Read More

I’ve been a manager in business for many years, and like most of you, I’ve also had my share of bad managers, as well as a few good ones. As a result, I’m certainly convinced that engaging, retaining, and developing people for maximum performance is one of the toughest jobs you will ever have. I’m Read More