The promise of entrepreneurship
From ChangeThis: We are made to believe that when it comes to business success, bigger is always better. In our super-sized, consumption-oriented culture, not even small business is exempt from the...
View ArticleWhen chaos moves in and how to conquer it: The true story of entrepreneurship
From ChangeThis: Proponents of entrepreneurship love to celebrate the freedom and adventure of owning and running a company. Established business owners put on a smile, perfect their elevator speech...
View ArticleAt the speed of Seth: What I learned working with Seth Godin and the Domino...
From Michael Bungay Stainer at ChangeThis: Getting anything up and flying is a tricky business. I’m still learning how to catch the wind just right in most of the things I do. This story is about...
View ArticleThe art of hassle map thinking
From ChangeThis: Let’s face it -- All too often, life is a succession of hassles. There’s an endless array of frustrations, inconveniences, complications, disappointments, and potential disasters...
View ArticleThe fallacy of the great idea
From ChangeThis: Many entrepreneurs feel that they cannot start a business without a great idea. They believe it will be impossible to succeed without a completely new concept, as the market will...
View ArticleInnovate or perish! What’s your strategy?
From ChangeThis: It doesn’t matter what industry you are in, someone, somewhere right now is building a product, process or business model designed to kick your butt. If it’s you, then you define the...
View ArticleTwelve gentle rules: How a couple can live together peacefully when one of...
From Meg Cadoux Hirshberg at ChangeThis: Clearly, when it comes to business-building, some degree of obsession is required—or soon the business won’t be around to obsess about. The problem arises when...
View ArticleThe unasked question: How do you run a company?
From Dick Cross at ChangeThis: Just ask someone today this simple question: ‘How do you run a company?’ Invariably, you’ll be met with a blank stare. Because nobody ever asks that question. Because no...
View ArticleLinda Rottenberg’s high-impact endeavor
From strategy+business: This social entrepreneur pioneered a new model for mentoring startups in emerging markets. Now she's replicating it around the world.
View ArticleBusiness Model You: A one-page method for reinventing your career
We're a community of professionals who collaborated on a book that teaches simple, powerful ways to define and reinvent "personal business models." Our key tool is the single-page Business Model...
View ArticlePerfecting the art of the ask
From FastCompany: Every day is a negotiation for an entrepreneur. Whether advancing a cause, making a request, or persuading others of the merits of our view, negotiating for what we want--often and...
View ArticleHow to win the talent war
From Fast Company: The formula for a successful startup is simple: create a product that people need, and hire ridiculously talented, highly motivated people to build it. Finding ridiculously talented,...
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