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David Spinks once moved into an apartment in Philadelphia without seeing it or meeting any of his roommates. In David’s words, he just “jumped for it”. Now David is jumping again, this time starting his own company called BlogDash. Watch my interview with David to learn how he came up with the idea Read More

I often find myself working at home on my creative entrepreneurial endeavors. And while this might seem like the dream for some folks, working from home can actually get kinda lonely at times. If you’re like me, you probably say “oh, no problem, I’ll just work from a coffee shop and I’ll be fine.” Read More

When Ben Reid and his wife got married, they knew they didn’t need another blender or toaster, but they knew they loved to go out to eat. Ben and his wife thought, why not just register for a food registry? Watch my interview with Ben to learn how he was able to rethink the $20 billion wedding gi Read More

When he was 8, Mark Babbitt used to sell a weekly newspaper and discovered he could earn four times as much from tips by providing stellar customer service. Today, with his new mentor brokership company YouTern, Mark is applying the same principle to fill a much needed gap in the market. Watch my Read More

Some say Mark Zuckerberg was lucky with Facebook being so successful. Others say Zuckerberg worked hard. Do great ideas succeed because of luck or hard work? Read More

Phil Murphy owns several traditional public storage facilities in Illinois. After having dinner with a friend and hearing horror stories about how his friend spent $60 in cab fare to get to a traditional public storage facility, Phil knew something had to change. Watch my video interview with Phil Read More

After working in the corporate world for over 12 years and being called a “lifer” by an HR rep, Eran Davidov decided it was time to try something new. A good friend called and convinced Eran to move to New York City to work on a startup revolving around the home style food marketplace. When that co Read More

Creative entrepreneurs often like to take on multiple projects at once. Performing only one task or working on only one project at a time is usually not our cup of tea. The real problem occurs when the dishes are always piled up. What do you do then? How do you avoid these crazy piles? Read More

When Eddy Lu and his business partner moved to Chicago to open a restaurant, they realized they didn’t know anybody in town. Rather than hit the loud, crowded bars and networking events every week, Eddy and his buddy decided to do what any good creative entrepreneur would do: make a business out o Read More

With rentals available in over 7,800 cities and over 160 countries, Airbnb sounds like an overnight success. Turns out, it was anything but. Nathan Blecharczyk and his two fellow co-founders launched Airbnb two separate times but didn’t gain much critical mass. The third time, the stars aligned a Read More