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Idea Trigger (un)Happy
Epiphanies strike all the time in the entrepreneurial mind. I’m sure you’ve felt it. On the surface you may have a fantastic idea – the answer that humanity has been waiting for. But before you know...
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Networking Overload
What is the best way to grow your business, get feedback, as well as meet potential investors, partners, and customers? Network, network, network!Meetup.com is one of many sites that provide an array...
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Strategic Backlash: Why can't you focus on a strategy?
What is the vision for your organization? What are the key decisions and turns you anticipate? Who decides the overarching next steps? In a large organization, you've got your CEO / President /...
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Checks and Imbalances in the Entrepreneurial Mind
Pull out those rose-colored glasses. Optimism signals confidence, abilities, perseverance and positive outcomes. These are clearly the traits startup founders need to get their first customers,...
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Who's coming with you?
"Don't forget to strap in your friends and family! It's going to be a bumpy ride." No one can deny that starting your own venture is like a roller coaster ride, but those closest to you probably have...
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Co-Founders Keepers: Finding the Right Partner is Tough
"I can do it all myself" declare many new entrepreneurs as they decide to go solo. They choose to overlook that co-founders can complement skills, help propel business and provide investment amongst...
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Take a Taxative: Don't Get Audited!
Ah, taxes. A mandatory thorn in your side. What to expense, what to allocate, what to deduct and what to account for… it's quadruple the headache for an entrepreneur.If you are an entrepreneur who gets...
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Outreach Out of Hand: The Social Media Vortex
Beware of the gigantic social media time vortex. 15 tweets, 6 updates and 8 status messages later, you realize your whole day has disappeared! The lure of social media is hard to resist. Instant...
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Penny Pinched: Beyond Bootstrapping
Time to pull up your socks and start bootstrapping. Got a great idea but it's still in your head? Not sure if any customers would give your idea a second look? Still trying to figure out the startup...
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What’s the role of an entrepreneur...on a business card?
The Truth about the role of an EntrepreneurScour the profiles across LinkedIn and you'll be blinded by the countless "Entrepreneurs", and "CEOs". Rummage through the business cards you collected at...
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Hot Shot Email: How to customize your email address?
What does your company email address say about you?Nothing screams "newbie" as a free domain email address. And nothing dates you as much as a Hotmail or Yahoo! email address, especially if you are a...
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First Paycheck: Corporate vs. Startup
I’m worth more! My two first weeks at a role in a Corporate Fortune 500 company yielded a paycheck with an unexpected amount. In absolute terms, the sum of money was decent – enough to pay my student...
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Dwarfed by your Business Plan
THWUMP: Your 80-page masterpiece plops on the table.If you are referring to your business plan, you've fallen into one or more of the following #entrepreneurfail traps:Assuming that quality and...
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Take a Seat: Relaxation for the Entrepreneur
Just take a seat for a minute. Entrepreneurs hardly ever get time to sit and just think. I'd argue that starting your own business is one of the toughest jobs out there. And the possibility of stress,...
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Passion Trashin': Is your business worth it?
Who cares about passion, right? We don't have time for fanatics! We have a business to run. On the contrary, passion is one of the most important things you can bring to a business. Here are a few...
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I’m All In: Why is Entrepreneurship Like Poker
I played my first poker game recently. Although my hope for beginner’s luck didn't pan out, I learned a lot during that game and saw many parallels to starting a company. And the more I understood...
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Take the First Hasty Exit, then Make a U-Turn
Last year, I was working on a business that I was convinced could be bought by a huge media conglomerate. In fact, before I had a business model, funding, prototype or even a single customer, I was...
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Crowdfunder Blunder: Leverage Crowdfunding or Waste of Time?
Have you ever heard aspiring entrepreneurs casually say: "Oh I'll just put it on Kickstarter". I've heard that quite a bit recently and I thought I'd investigate.People throw around the word...
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Entrepreneur's Mousetrap: The Greedy Get Trapped
Overnight millionaire! Strategies to get 100K Facebook Fans Today so you can Retire Tomorrow. Work from home for less than an hour a week, and Die Rich! Get thousands of customers with a click of a...
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The Words Get in the Way: Do your Thoughts Need Subtitles?
I had this amazing business idea for an online tool and a website.It was so beautiful in my head - the functionality, the design, the value proposition - I could basically hear people banging on my...
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