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Who Starts More Businesses Gen Y or Their Parents?
A recent article in Newsweek shows a study that says older workers are more likely to start a business than the younger generation. Despite what most people hear and see on the news about how many young people are ruling the business world like Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook or the Google founders most businesses are [...]
Pitching to Investors at Y Combinator Growing Rapidly
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal shows that the Y Combinator has grown tremendously in the 5 years since its launch. Y Combinator is a program for startup companies that provides them with resources, mentorship and connections for a small piece of equity. There are many similar programs that have popped up over [...]
How Michael Jordan and Thomas Edison Failed Their Way Forward
When you hear the word failure what often comes to mind? When I hear failure I think of times when I haven’t won at a sporting event or haven’t finished within a deadline or maybe when I have tried to do something, like tying a jelly snake into a knot in my mouth, and been [...]
Entrepreneur Tip: Be Ready to Change and Fast!
This article was originally posted on garywhitehill.com Entrepreneurship is different from most other career paths for one major reason. Change happens and fast! Of course you probably think you are adaptable but to truly succeed as an entrepreneur you will need to be even faster. Here are the reasons why, as well as a few [...]
15 Ways to Use Your 9-5 Job to Start a Business
Editors Note: This article and its suggestions were meant to come across as observations of what goes on in the business world. All of the points were simply taken from actual conversations with entrepreneurs and business people. We apologize that it has come across as tips and advice for everyone to follow. Every young entrepreneur [...]
6.5 Reasons Surfing is Like Entrepreneurship
They might seem worlds apart, but in fact there are many similarities between surfers and entrepreneurs. Here are six and a half. 1. It takes time to learn how to stand up Before even reaching the water, surfers have invested time and money in their surfboard. Surfers then spend the next few months finding their [...]
Entrepreneurial Leadership Will Be the Basis for Significant Job Creation
Earnings season is upon us once more, with CEOs beaming over their latest earnings reports, yet cowering when the inevitable question about domestic hiring is pressed upon them. Growth, we are told, will come from international efforts and coincidentally, the majority of hiring will be done overseas as well. Those prognostications do not bode well [...]
Next Generation of Under30CEOs on CNN
(CareerBuilder.com) — Life has its share of both stormy and sunny moments. There are clouds (your car broke down) and then there are silver linings (but at least it’s a nice day for a walk). While most of us would classify the recession as the mother of all clouds it, too, has a silver lining. [...]
What is Tougher: Running a Marathon or Running a Business?
I have always been fascinated with marathons and how they provide great insight to what life is like as an entrepreneur. How awesome is it to watch people push themselves to the limit for a dream that they have been training to achieve for months in advance? There is nothing easy about running your own [...]
What the NBA Finals Taught Us About Entrepreneurship
The NBA finals are as good as it gets for any sports fan when it comes down to the wire. This bitter rivalry with a rich tradition of great players and a history of prestige makes this final game of the series critical for both teams. The dominating start by the Lakers, followed by a [...]
A Day to Recognize Entrepreneurs: National Entrepreneurs Day!
Holiday’s are a funny thing, I mean when you really think about it we celebrate some weird things! On February 2nd we wait and stare at a Groundhog for “Groundhog Day” April 1st we play “pranks” on people for “April Fools Day” April 21st we celebrate our administrative assistants for “Secretary’s Day” June 14th we [...]
The One Thing Every Collegiate Entrepreneur Needs to Know
If you’re thinking about starting your own business before you’re 30, you’re in for a ride. You are going to learn more than you ever imagined and it’s all going to happen fast. You’ll learn through each success and even more through every “failure.” You’ll learn through advice you’ll take and won’t take, and through [...]
Are You Crossing Over or Fleeing From These Seven Entrepreneurial Bridges?
• Applicability is the bridge between information and insight. Anyone can be a vending machine of good information. Only a true thought leader could bridge the gap. The difference is: Information is just content; insight is a penetrating mental vision. Which one do you deliver? • Execution is the bridge between creativity and innovation. Everybody [...]
Company Takeover: Turns Successful Rebuild
April 6, 2009 is truly a day I’ll never forget. Exactly one year ago the online retail company that I started (as a 50% owner) in 2006 was ripped out from under me. The company I created at the age of 26, that doubled in revenue for three straight years was being taken from me. With my [...]
Thanks to Our Supporters and Welcome to the New Guys!
So over the past month Under30CEO has seen some tremendous growth. Our site traffic and followers have almost tripled! Not to mention features in BusinessWeek, Business Insider and ReadWriteWeb. We want to say thank you to all of our followers and supporters who have been the main reason for this growth. Without you guys we [...]
Three Tips From a Veteran VC
How to perfect that VC pitch: Start by pitching to someone you know that is intelligent, perhaps from a different field, who can be honest in their feedback and press hard on your plan. This will help you to identify the holes in your plan and prepare you for the professional discussions you will have [...]
