We’ve all heard the adage that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. However, the truth is that people DO judge books by their covers – especially busy investors…
Guy Kawasaki’s fifteenth book, Wise Guy: Lessons from a Life, recalls a lifetime of experiences had and lessons learned. Like most wisdom, some insights are self-evident, but only if you…
We all know that hindsight is 20/20; the trick is to develop the kind of foresight that makes hindsight less painful. Every day, we make decisions. Some of them are…
Now is a great time to start a tech venture. The cost of rolling out a new business has never been lower – it only takes a few hundred dollars…
Market opportunities for your new venture are now immediately global, thanks to the pervasive access to the Internet and social media communication. However, this doesn’t mean that you can treat…
History is full of leaders who were confident, charismatic, and completely wrong. From Custer’s last stand to Napoleon, leaders have been overly confident and ignored warnings. How is today’s entrepreneur,…
What is the difference between an argument and a thoughtful disagreement? You might think that it’s the decibels of the voices or the intellectual value of the topic, but underneath…
Strategic decisions set the overall direction for your business, whereas operational or tactical decisions set day-to-day operations. Unfortunately, most of the entrepreneurs who contact us for strategic guidance only seem…
Having satisfied customers is no longer enough to keep you ahead of competitors. Now, having "delighted" customers is the new standard. Customer delight is defined as surprising the customer by…
