I, like most entrepreneurs, have “entrepreneurial ADD”.  I can’t stop thinking about businesses to start.
In order to be able to sleep at night, I had to force myself to come up with a filter I could use to narrow in on ideas that had sticking power (for me personally, not because the idea was necessarily […]

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Alexander Muse of Texas Startup Blog wrote a great post on the dedication required to get past the initial phase of starting a business.
I’ve never heard anyone point specifically to 13 months as a benchmark before, but I like his line of reasoning. I can say that I completely agree with the idea that […]

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Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson wrote a series of posts on the contents of a terms sheet, how to negotiate the key points, etc.  It’s a very thorough look into the terms of start up investments and a must-read for anyone looking to raise money.
MRC

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Thanks to Mark for another great post that boils things down to a pretty simple level! A lot of people make being successful in a start up look like some sort of hocus pocus, but it usually comes down to following some simple rules and executing every day.
You don’t have to agree with all […]

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Every would-be entrepreneur should read this recent post by Furqan Nazeeri.  I can distinctly recall a time in the late nineties when I thought that in order to start a company you had to raise money from vc’s.  People were brainwashed by what was happening in Silicon Valley; many people still are.
You need to realize […]

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I love this quote from David Cohen at Colorado Startups:
“Proceed until apprehended.”
Perfect advice for entrepreneurs.  Here is his complete post:
Proceed until apprehended.
David Cohen
Today, I used a phrase that I hadn’t heard myself use for years. It reminded me how great a phrase it is.
“Proceed until apprehended”
At ZOLL Data Systems, we had the general policy of proceeding […]

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I found a great quote today from an entrepreneur-turned-sales trainer Tom Black that I thought was very useful.  It has to do with setting goals, which is one of most important things an organization or individual can do to drive company or personal growth.
Something I’ve often experienced with goal setting is that when people set big, […]

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I’m a member of EO - if  you are a small business owner, you should be too.  It is a great organization with fantastic resources, including their member’s magazine, Octane.  In their recent addition I came across a great article by an EO member and the founder of The Accountability Company.
The premise behind the company […]

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This article came in the Duct Tape Marketing newsletter published by John Jantsch. I thought it was a great one!
The Ultimate Secret to Business Growth
 
Change is the ultimate secret to business growth

I talk to business owners every day that want to take their businesses to the next level, but are puzzled as to […]

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“There is at least one point in the history of any company when you have to change dramatically to rise to the next level of performance. Miss that moment, and you start to decline.”

– Andy Grove, Intel CEO

Thank you to Brian Tracy for sending this out in his daily newsletter!
Andy Grove was an amazing CEO […]

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