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Navigating the Entrepreneur's Zoo
It's a jungle out there.This may be the only zoo most familiar to those in the startup world - let's call it the Entrepreneurs Zoo! Just coincidentally, many of the vendors, services and products, we...
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Entrepreneur's Piggy Bank: Forgotten Startup Costs
A recent article stated that financial reasons are the cause of 80% of startup failures. This makes sense since everything costs more than anticipated in a new venture. Especially for those jumping to...
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Don't Be Marginal: Know Your Numbers
It can happen anywhere - in a public bathroom, on an airline, at a cocktail party. You don't want to be caught clueless and of course you don't want to lie. What will you do when an influential person...
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Job Secrecy: Startup in the Closet
Shhhhh...Keep it under wraps!A friend of mine left his corporate job a couple of years ago to pursue "a revolutionary idea", as he called it."What is it that you are are working on," I inquired, never...
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A Day in the Life of: Corporate vs. Startup
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It's a Work-ation Vacation
“It’s not a good thing when vacation is even more mentally and financially more stressful than your day-to-day life.”Start the vacation countdown. In a corporate job, vacation days are literally...
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Drown in Inventory or Save a Tree
"But when are you going to launch the printed version of the book? I still like leafing through a physical books. It's unfortunate that you are only launching an e-book." Sure, the thought of launching...
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New Year Jeers about the Clueless Entrepreneur
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Startup Street Signs: 11 Ways Starting a Business is like Learning to Drive
Take that exit now!There are many similarities between learning to driving a car and becoming and entrepreneur.Getting behind the wheel vs. Learning how to start a new company: both options can provide...
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Quiz: Top 10 Things Entrepreneurs Never Say
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Turn your Talent into a Business: The Reality
Pursue your passion…and you'll never work on your passion a full day in your life…Wait…that's not how the old adage goes, is it? Isn't it true that you if you work on something you love, your'll never...
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Plead for a Lead: Sales Don't Come Easy
If you have to beg…you're probably not working on the right leads. Planning, executing, and closing the sales for your venture are arguably the most important tasks in starting a business. Too many new...
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The 4-Hour Shirk Week
Now don't get me wrong...I really like Tim Ferriss and his books, hacks, and inspirational goals. He seems to polarize with his material though: either you love his material or are secretly cursing him...
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Symptoms of Customer Acquisition Procrastination Syndrome
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Nature or nurture? Can entrepreneurship be taught?
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Relying a Bit Too Much on Vanity Metrics?
My page views doubled last week. Originally I would have patted myself on the back and celebrated a bit, but not this time. I've learned that I was focusing too much on "vanity metrics".I first found...
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Entrepreneurship: What you Thought vs. What you Got
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Falling into the Non-Technical Founder Trap
Oh yes, I'm a self-declared, bona fide non-technical founder.Despite the fact many years ago, my credentials looked like that of a coder, more recently, I insist on outsourcing or delegating the...
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Cofounder Needed: Toons Need Not Apply
Let's set the scene: It's a CoFoundersLab Meetup group set in a fun, colorful coworking hub in town. You see introverted onlookers assessing the scene and you see aggressive sales-y types already...
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