The 6 Skills That Made These 6 Top Entrepreneurs Successful
I’m not sure if there are any other occupations out there that require as many skills and abilities as it takes to be an entrepreneur. If you’re a pilot, you need to be familiar with the operation of your aircraft – but you don’t have to source its parts, build it and then sell it to an airline in order to be…
Successful Entrepreneurship 101: How Not To Suck At Your New Job
James Sun the CEO of Pirq and one of the contestants on Donald Trump’s reality show The Apprentice recently gave a talk at Seattle’s Thinkspace regarding his personal philosophy on how to avoid being an “entrePOORneur” (his word, not mine) and becoming a successful businessperson. “We Literally Have a Pivot Every Day” “The world is changing and the question is, as an entrepreneur, can you master change?” Though Sun’s...
Lessons On Creation, Innovation And Breaking The Startup Rules
Ok, so we’re not all right-brainers, but most of us have the potential to tap into our creative sides in some capacity. Innovation and creativity are the name of the startup building game, so if you’re a left-brained entrepreneur, you’ll really want to pay attention to these creative tapping tips. Innovation is about breaking the rules I’m pretty sure the greatest innovators of the world didn’t pay much attention to convention...
The Business Pivot – An Essential Survival Tool
So your new company is off and running like Usain Bolt. Monthly revenues are increasing. Financial backers are trying to pass you their business cards. All those early, vague and hopeful dreams seem to have come true. Is it possible that you’ve been so busy toasting success that you’ve already missed warning signs of trouble? Here today, gone tomorrow as the saying goes. Often, the long term health of a company depends upon its...
Sleep Is For The Birds: How To Make Your Life Fit Your Clock
Everyone always says that it’s the early bird that gets the worm, but what they fail to mention is that the night owl prefers small rodents, and those that rise far too early are simply fowl. Birds with flexible schedules? Forget about it. They’re out for nectar. To be most productive you’ve got to feed your bird what it wants, but what if you’re caged by the traditional early morning start to the business day?...