Do you immediately check your phone when you’re alone or have a free moment? Do you get distracted easily at work by the web? Perhaps you’re that person with the wise idea to film a concert on your
5 Questions Struggling Entrepreneurs Must Ask Before Taking a Job
What do you do when your pipeline runs dry, savings exhausted and credit maxed? Many entrepreneurs start their dream business while continuing a regular job until the new business thrives. Many of us start a business while unemployed
The Best Move For Your Business Is to Make It Your Team’s Business, Too
From the moment you hire your first employee, your success is no longer measured primarily by your individual ability to achieve extraordinary results, but rather by your ability to create an environment in which others can achieve extraordinary
Making the Business Case for Human-Centered Design
Too often, technology solutions for a business are designed without fully taking into consideration the people (both inside and outside an organization) who will use them and the environment in which they will be experienced.
Asking employees
8 Online-Marketing Terms Business Owners Must Know
If you’re like most small-business owners, you spend your day providing a great customer experience that sets you apart from your competition. The quality of your service is key now that digital word of mouth is the most
How Investors Are Like Foxes Looking for Their Next Meal
There is a popular fable that provokes the question: Why can a rabbit outrun a fox? The answer is that the fox is chasing a meal, but the rabbit is running for his life.
Through the lens
Don’t Let Time Be a Deal Killer. Network Effectively.
In the sales process, letting too much time elapse can be a real deal killer. Once you connect with a prospect, follow up with the right information.
Closing deals is still largely about referrals, knowing where to go and the
How a Startup Made It During Its First Two Years Without Relying on Investors
Startups are tough, especially in the early stages. The company is fragile and you are being pulled in a thousand different directions.
One of your biggest concerns as a founder is capital. Some entrepreneurs have the luxury
Right Business, Wrong Social Media Culture
Want to sell a hamburger in India? Go ahead, McDonald’s did. But Mickey D’s menu in India doesn’t have any beef. That’s right, the famous Mac in India is the Chicken Maharaja Mac.
There’s no beef because the
The Big Lessons I Learned From My First Entrepreneurial Job
I don’t remember how I got the interview. But looking back on it, it was probably just because I said yes. I met with a recruiter in my college’s library.
Instead of interviewing me, he pitched me
