In today’s world, more and more people are becoming concerned with the environment – some to the point of dedicating their lives to trying to come up with innovative solutions to the world’s problems. Unfortunately, many of these people with great ideas don’t necessarily have the means to bring their concepts to life – at [...]
Category Archives: entrepreneurship
Leadership Lessons From The Walking Dead
When was the last time you faced adversity? Hopefully, your office won’t be swarmed by a herd of reanimated corpses any time soon, but you and your team’s ability to face and survive adversity, from upset clients to industry melt-downs, is probably the single biggest influencer of your business’ on-going success. AMC’s “The Walking Dead” [...]
Win an $1,800 Scholarship to Adventure Capital
Four weeks ago, we launched Adventure Capital to a small group of beta members.
We’re now gearing up to launch it
Legacy: Why YOU Should Start Thinking About Dying
What did you do this week? It probably wasn’t what you would have done if it was your last week on earth. What are you doing next week? Wow. Probably pretty depressing when you put it that way. Most people don’t think about death very often. I certainly don’t. The title of this article actually [...]
Top Tips for Keeping Motivated When Working From Home
In some ways, working from home is the ultimate luxury. You get to lie in bed longer each morning, you save money on petrol, you don’t have to put up with the office gossip and that annoying guy who eats garlic-laced sandwiches at his desk every day. Unfortunately, you also get to miss out on [...]
Importance of Energy Efficiency for a Startup Business
For entrepreneurs and small business owners, it can be a difficult task running a business and trying to succeed in the market, without having to think about green business ideals. However, it is more often than not the case that a small business should start simple with energy efficiency – which is what we are [...]
Must-have market intelligence for your product launch
Let’s talk about the big marketing question: What market intelligence do you have in hand to ensure a successful (and prosperous) launch to the market?
13 Surprising Startup Challenges
QUESTION: WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES YOU DID NOT ANTICIPATE WHEN DECIDING TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS? Question by: Ashley CASH FLOW IS A COMMON STRUGGLE “We started with clients from day one, so we’ve always been profitable, but one thing we didn’t think about when we started was cash flow. Many profitable businesses experience famine and [...]
An Open Letter to Frustrated Entrepreneurs (A Response)
Last week Daniel DiPiazza wrote “An Open Letter to Frustrated 20 Somethings” on Under30CEO. It blew up. The article had over 100 comments on the first day. Daniel’s premise: If it was up to him, why would he make a “job” or “work” the center of his life? When someone asks him “what he does”, [...]
The 7 Startup “Mudas”
In the industrial world the elimination of “muda” (Japanese term for waste) can’t be stressed enough as means to increase productivity and profitability, yet there is a vast majority of service-related businesses that are still trying to figure out how to implement lean strategies to their businesses. Startup founders may find that there are several [...]
