Category: Entrepreneurship
Team Building Tips for Founders
Founding a successful startup is a task that can easily overwhelm—unless the entrepreneur has built an excellent support team. Responsible Leadership Means Building a Solid Team If you think you can go-it-alone, you are sadly mistaken. The founder has more irons in the fire than cowboys at a round-up. Unless you have the support […]
5 Life-Changing Tips We Learned From A Sport We’d Never Heard Of
It’s like you’re tiptoeing a thin guardrail on the side of a bridge. You’ve been to this edge before, over and over again in your mind. Calculating the possibilities, pondering the rationality. The water is dark below. You can’t see the bottom, but you’re pretty sure it’s deep. There has never been anything that has […]
3 Companies That Were Too Generous for Their Own Good
Is it possible to be too generous? If you’re a business looking to launch a clever marketing campaign, the answer is yes. Although contests and sweepstakes are popular marketing tactics for businesses, they don’t always pay off. We at Fueled love to be generous, but some companies give away too much in an effort to […]
This Bus Runs on Passion – Interview with Ricky Berrin of SalesBus
SalesBus Founders Rickey Berrin (left) and Seth Murphy (right) Entrepreneurs are often fueled by passion. When asked what’s important in vetting an idea to pursue as an entrepreneur, Ricky Berrin responded, “Make sure it’s something you are passionate about because you’re going to be spending a lot of time on it. The second part is […]
Most Important Lessons Learned From The Quarter Life Breakthrough
The first time I came across Adam Poswolsky’s book project was through his Indiegogo campaign where he explained what the book is about and more importantly why he was writing it. I was immediately hooked from the moment I watched the trailer video because I felt he was talking to me personally addressing questions like: […]
Beyond the Pretty Logo: Why Hiring is Your Most Important Brand Decision
I once worked for a large, multinational software company. We had a strong vision and good corporate values and it was a great place to work. But I never quite felt the company’s vision and values actually connected to what we did on a daily basis. Many companies face this challenge to apply their […]
How to Balance Your Life as a 20-Something Professional
There’s a price for ambition, and it’s been fodder for situation comedies for as long as any of us can remember, the young professional struggling to manage their work, social, and love lives. The young professional is immortal in the world of fiction because so many people can relate. The source of the problem would […]
How To Balance Ambitious Career Goals With Your Love Life
Today, I wanted to write about something that I’ve been thinking about for a long time, but haven’t had a chance to discuss with anybody outside of my “inner circle.” I want to talk to you about how I’ve learned to balance the increasing demands of my career — writing, consulting, building products, flying places, […]
What You Need to Know About Independent Contractors
Businesses often prefer using the services of independent contractors (sometimes also called “subcontractors” or “freelancers”) rather than employees. Independent contractors are usually a better deal for businesses. With independent contractors, businesses do not have to pay the required employer contributions to Social Security and Medicare, the burden of which is shifted to the independent contractor […]
How Jony Ive Led Apple to World Domination
British born Jonathan Ive, head of Design at Apple, is the lesser-known mastermind behind the iPod, iMac, PowerBook G4, MacBook, G4 Cube, unibody MacBook Pro, iPhone and iPad. Without his dedication to simplicity and functional design, the Apple products that exist today may not have become a reality without Ive. What initially sparked his interest […]
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