Tag: entrepreneurs
The Beauty of Imprecision and How it Produces Big Ideas
My watch doesn’t keep very good time, and I like it that way. Its uncertainty keeps me from organizing my days too precisely. It gives me breaks – sometimes short, some longer – for unstructured thinking. At the top of organizations, and particularly in younger companies, time for unstructured thinking is scarce. Yet, unstructured thinking [...]
How to Start Your Own Company Even With Student Loan Debt
One of the most nerve-racking aspects of starting your own business is the financial risks you’re going to have to take. Some entrepreneurs are able to greatly minimize these risks, but there is always the chance that something might not work out as planned—and you’re going to be the one who suffers. If something doesn’t [...]
5 Pieces of Investment Advice Entrepreneurs Should Ignore
Entrepreneurs know what it takes to get things done. When it comes to funding your ventures, making decisive management calls, and propelling projects forward – you’re motivated and effective. But because of your intensely focused approach, you often overlook some of the key investment considerations that will help you become a sustainable “career” entrepreneur. Every [...]
Great Entrepreneurs are Always Learning
My posting, “The 5 Things in Business that College Can’t Teach” reviewed 5 important qualities and abilities that are essential for entrepreneurs. These qualities are of such an utmost importance, that I felt it would be beneficial to take a closer look at each. 1. The ability to Adjust (You Better Adjust…If You Want To [...]
Where Do Entrepreneurs Come From?
They seem to just magically come out on top, one day appearing as a great success – but entrepreneurs come from all kinds of backgrounds. There’s no such thing as being an entrepreneur from birth, no one can biologically differentiate a successful person from a failure – it just doesn’t work that way. So if it’s not [...]
Hustlers vs Entrepreneurs: Which One Are You?
Hustlers vs Entrepreneurs. The two are pretty much the same thing, right? Wrong! While I would say that it is pretty safe to assume that most entrepreneurs are natural hustlers, I would also say that most hustlers will never become entrepreneurs. You see, hustlers are missing a few things that entrepreneurs seem to have discovered. [...]
3 Tough Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer
At Under30CEO we are all about asking ourselves the tough questions as entrepreneurs. But what happens when we simply don’t have the answers? As young entrepreneurs it is critically important to surround ourselves not only with an amazing peer group, but also with the best mentors and advisors we can. To help us in our [...]
Lessons in Trademark Protection from Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Celebrity babies are big business, there’s no question about that. This, coupled with Jay-Z’s demonstrated business acumen, makes it no surprise that Hova and Beyoncé filed just a few weeks ago to register “Blue Ivy Carter” as a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This would be enough to make headlines [...]
Entrepreneurs: Turn the “Hate” into Inspiration
In October, my posting, “The 5 Things in Business that College Can’t Teach” reviewed 5 important qualities and abilities that are essential for entrepreneurs. These qualities are of such an utmost importance, that I felt it would be beneficial to take a closer look at each. 1. The ability to Adjust (You Better Adjust…If You [...]
From Homeless to Entrepreneurs: Extraordinary Stories
For those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter chill has descended. Thick winter jackets, scarves, thermals and boots are on. Retail competition is at its highest and capitalism is at it’s crowning moment, with agenda-driven economists and politicians disagreeing on key economic indicators such as consumer confidence and inflation. The very fortunate ones with cash or credit [...]
