Building a Business
8 Telltale Signs Your Company Is Going Under
Boundless optimism is required to launch a business but a steady grip on reality is required to stay in business.
By John Rampton
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Thought Leaders
Is Your Best Self an Entrepreneur or a Worker Bee?
The answer lies equally in what drives you and how you relate to others.
Building a Business
The 6 Main Reasons Businesses Fail and How to Avoid Each
It is impossible to achieve success if we are not aware of the most common pitfalls that make businesses fail.
Thought Leaders
The 6-Step Process for Rebounding After a Business Failure
Failure sucks. But pick yourself up, cop to your mistakes and start a new business, already.
By Neil Patel
Thought Leaders
The Art of Failing Well
Admitting mistakes is how we stretch and grow. Make the most of these critical learning opportunities.
Thought Leaders
Reinventing Yourself: Life After a Business Failure
The upside of starting over after losing everything is your opportunity to create a fully prepared, more seasoned and much wiser version of yourself.
By Paul Pruitt
Building a Business
18 Ways to Bounce Back from Failure
It starts with being honest and not going it alone.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Companies Fail When Leadership Isn’t Ready to Seize Opportunity
Most company failures can be avoided if leaders understand the variables that give rise to failure.
Building a Business
3 Ways Fear of Failure Blocks Your Path to Success
Use fear to propel you in chasing your dreams and don't let it hold you back.
Building a Business
5 Proven Ways to Turn Failure into Success
Failure, like almost everything else to an entrepreneur, represents an opportunity.
Building a Business
8 Reasons Failure Makes You a Better Entrepreneur
Repeated failure opens entrepreneurs up to opportunities for success.
Thought Leaders
Here’s What I Learned When I Quit My Own Business
Just when you think you have it all figured out, you learn that you don't.
By Mark Asquith
Building a Business
I Lost $3 Million In One Day. My Business Was Gone. But These Are the Steps I Had to Take First to Bounce Back.
I knew moving forward I wanted to help others, but I realized I was no good to anyone until I dealt with what was going on inside me.
By Gene Hammett
Building a Business
The Surprising Reasons Why New Entrepreneurs Fail in Their First Year
You can do all your research and know your clients pain points and still, you can fail.
By Heather Gray
Thought Leaders
The Complex Emotions of Mourning The Death of Your Startup, But Not Giving Up on Entrepreneurship
Brian Bordainick spent three and a half years building Dinner Lab. A couple of weeks ago, he had to pull the plug on it. It hurts, he says, but he already knows he will try again.
Thought Leaders
Will the ‘Real’ Business Consultant Please Stand Up?
Becoming a consultant is the easy part. Remaining one is harder.
By Sona Jepsen
Building a Business
Do You Really Want to Be Your Own Boss? Answer These 6 Questions First.
Think of a startup like boat-building. Do you know what you're doing before you take it out on those stormy seas?
Business News
Report: Theranos Lab Didn’t Live Up to Its Own Accuracy Standards
Data confirms that the company knew its finger pin-prick tests were often wrong when it used them in October, 2014.
By Steve Dent
Building a Business
Bad Timing Hurt Pets.com. Dodgeball.com Had No Strategic Plan. Be Aware of the Procession of Startup Pitfalls.
Studying the way in which founders -- often with great ideas -- fail is the first step to avoid making the same mistakes.
By Jeff Boss
Building a Business
Do You Recognize the 8 Early Warning Signs of a Failed Startup?
If you don't know your customers and you're not 'executing,' you're in trouble.
By Neil Patel
Building a Business
3 Signs Your Company Needs an Intervention
Are you taking out a second mortgage to sustain your struggling company? Uh-oh.
Building a Business
3 Surefire Ways to Fail as an Entrepreneur
Try taking a look under the hood to see if you recognize any of these surefire 'failure traits' in yourself.
Thought Leaders
5 Signs Your Startup Is Destined to Fail
It's never too early to address harbingers like consistent turnover and your own cluelessness.
Building a Business
3 Ways to Let Failure Cultivate Culture
It's OK to fail -- as long as you learn and grow from it.
By Chris Byers
Building a Business
So Many Good Businesses Fail By Neglecting These 5 Key Elements of Entrepreneurship
Paying attention to cash flow, competition and leadership quality are just a few things that can save your company in trying times.
By Larry Alton
Building a Business
8 Ways Intelligent People Use Failure to Their Advantage
Failure is an inevitable part of life, but smart people know how to make it work for them.
Thought Leaders
‘I Have Had Way More Failures Than Successes.’
Jeremy Bloom is a two-time Olympian, a former NFL football player and a successful entrepreneur. But he says that's only a part of his story.