Tag: failure
Infographic: Facebook Failures and Missteps on the Road to IPO
You’ve probably heard that Facebook filed for its $5 billion IPO yesterday. While it may seem that Facebook has done nothing but sky-rocket to success we often forget about all the controversy and failed initiatives by the company. Mark Zuckerberg and his team have rolled out many versions and features since the sites launch in [...]
It’s All Your Fault! So Start Working Harder
I don’t know why so many people blame others for their failures or mishaps in their lives… Maybe it’s their ego, maybe in society failure is seen as weakness, maybe people will make fun of them…Or maybe it’s just easier to blame others for their problems? “It’s not that I’m doing anything wrong, he’s preventing [...]
10 Sure Fire Ways Young Entrepreneurs Set Their Ideas Up For Failure
I had a conversation awhile back with a young entrepreneur that frustrated me beyond belief. It went something like this… “I’m looking for some advice on this amazing idea I have but I can’t tell you anything about it. All I can say is we will be competing with sites like eBay and when this [...]
I’m Risking All My Cash And A Loan…Here We Go!
I probably owe the IRS $15,000 and I’m not sure I’ll be able to pay it when tax season comes now that I’m investing all my money. I guess that’s what being an Under30Ceo is all about! I would be lying if I told you I wasn’t nervous. My blog posts here won’t be telling you [...]
Businesses Don’t Fail. People Fail.
Admittedly, people do fail and they do make mistakes. But it is a greater failing if those mistakes are not identified or even worse, if those mistakes are repeated. It is much easier to say: ‘My secretary forgot’, or ‘The production foreman overlooked it’, or ‘The supplier is always late’, than to admit that you [...]
Can Failure Become a Means of Success?
We’ve all heard the stories about famous failures that ended up being stepping stones – Michael Jordan getting cut from his high school basketball team, or Thomas Edison’s 9,000 light bulbs that didn’t work before one became illuminated – but it’s hard to remember the lessons therein when we’re staring up from the bottom of [...]
Falling Down and Getting Back Up
So there I was, with my first order of shirts. It was the start of my new clothing line. Everything was ready to go; my website was up, inventory control was in place, and all I had to do was sell them. Naturally, all of my friends and family bought a shirt, and then reality [...]
Entrepreneurs Need to Think First and Take Action Second
Renowned as one of the world’s best self development experts, and ranked 4th Best business Coach in the World 2010, Rhiannon Rees has worked with stars including the Spice Girls, X-Files, Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice cast members. She is the author of the book, ‘How to Climb Mount Everest in Sandals’ and has been [...]
Top 6 Reasons Beginning Entrepreneurs Fail
6. They focus on fixing their weaknesses. Forget your weaknesses and focus on enhancing and blowing up your strengths so your weaknesses become irrelevant. Put in the hours of “Grind Time” honing your strengths, business expertise and building your brand. Your brand is simply the personality of your product. Allow people on social media and other mediums to [...]
Why Business Failure is Vital to Success
The perception of a business failure A business failure is a negative and depressing event, one without any value, something that most entrepreneurs would soon want to forget and wished never happened. The results of a failed business will include a great deal of stress in many areas of one’s life; personal, professional and financial. [...]
