Foster a Coaching Culture
Every entrepreneur I know wishes he had more time to coach all the members of his team. I often hear the excuse that coaching takes more time than simply diving…
Every entrepreneur I know wishes he had more time to coach all the members of his team. I often hear the excuse that coaching takes more time than simply diving…
Successfully starting and running a business requires leadership skills, and each phase of your business will need different abilities to do so effectively. Additionally, markets and society rapidly change, which…
Starting a new venture still costs real money, even though the price of entry has come down dramatically in the last few decades. For example, I come from a software…
We hear more and more about climate change and the many ways we are degrading our environment. As we know, problems beget entrepreneurial solutions. Yet, we still don’t see global…
A frequent concern I hear from aspiring entrepreneurs is: “I have invented a great product, and I want to set up a company so that I can avoid tax and…
In the age of constant change and information overload, content marketing and branding are often more important to success than product quality or technology. Contrary to popular belief, word-of-mouth and…
If you listen primarily to the popular press, they could easily convince you that all successful startup businesses are built by one competent person, such as Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook…
Trust seems to be in short supply these days. Perhaps it’s because we are reminded daily of scams on the Internet that result from unscrupulous businesses and people. Thus if…
Currently, there is no professional certification or standardized testing, as there is for accountants and lawyers, to see if you are ready to tackle the rigors of starting a new…
Startups are fun adventures – that is, until the pressures of a cash flow crisis, or a manufacturing quality problem, or a major customer satisfaction problem hits. Even with all…