Thought Leaders
Are You An Entrepreneur Or a ‘Wantrepreneur?’
These three characteristics separate the entrepreneurs from the rest of the crowd.
By Alex Pirouz
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Building a Business
Shark Tank Contestant Melissa Carbone: ‘People Who Activate Win’
By Jesse Torres
Building a Business
Master These 4 Simple Pitching Concepts to Capture a Room’s Attention
Delivering a great startup pitch is akin to performing an outstanding monologue. Follow these simple tips to give yours its highest impact.
By Peter Gasca
Building a Business
Make Plans, But Remember That Success Comes to Those Who Execute
Seeking a European headquarters, the founder of a micro brewery is ultimately relying on his instincts. That's what most successful entrepreneurs do.
By Gene Marks
Thought Leaders
How Jamaican Billionaire Michael Lee Chin Inspires This Teen Entrepreneur
Success is tough enough in big, wealthy countries. This teen 'trep from a tiny island nation is studying the example of a local hero.
Thought Leaders
4 Steps to Earning an MBA-in-a-Day in Your Own Company
You've paid your tuition in sweat to learn what you know about your company, your market and your industry. Applying that knowledge doesn't require a detour to grad school.
Thought Leaders
2 Surefire Ways to Tell Whether Your Startup Can Win, If You Avert Clouded Judgment
The goal is figure out if a new contender can whip its rivals at meeting customer needs. But confirmation bias can sully good judgment.
Building a Business
Winning is Simpler When You Don’t Complicate Things
If you're not getting the results you want and feel like your business is in a slump, you've probably just gotten away from your fundamentals.
Building a Business
6 Key Factors in Scoring a $1 Billion Valuation for Your Startup
The team and the market were ranked as most important keys, according to representatives of six companies that made it.
Building a Business
6 Signs It’s Time to Turn Your Startup in a New Direction
Few startup ideas are perfect; that's why it's important to recognize when you need a course correction in your idea, pitch, product or execution.
Building a Business
Why Venture Capitalists Don’t Care About Your Pitch
Ideas are really the easy part of a startup; what VC's are increasingly looking for is the ability to execute.
By Sam Hogg
Building a Business
From Business Idea to Successful Startup in Three Months
How Zaarly quickly brought its concept to market, complete with celebrity investment and lots of buzz.