Thought Leaders
What Carl Sagan Teaches Entrepreneurs About Chance — and How to Handle “Cold Streaks” in Business
In business, we must adhere to the laws of probability and keep flipping that coin. Here's why.
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7 Things I’ve Learned In 7 Years of Entrepreneurship
After my dad died nine days after his cancer diagnosis, I started my business a few weeks later because I realized life is short. Here is what I have learned over the last seven years of entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurs
I’m a Blind CEO — Here Are 3 Lessons I’ve Learned About Finding Alternative Ways to Be Your Most Productive Self.
Through my vision loss, I've learned a lot of lessons about the importance of staying proactive as a CEO. Here are some lessons I've learned to find new ways to grow your business.
By Nancy Solari
Building a Business
Think You Screwed Up? These 6 Business Leaders Share Their Big Mistake — and Lesson Learned
Too often, we think a leader has to be right. But these businesses transformed when their leaders realized they'd had it wrong all along.
Tech
I Transformed My Company Through AI 15 Years Ago — Here’s What I’ve Learned
I run one of the world's largest language service provider companies. Fifteen years ago, I made the decision to completely change the DNA of my company to embrace automation and artificial intelligence. Here's what I've learned about adopting AI into your company.
Building a Business
I Started My Business In My Mom’s Basement at the Age of 17. Here are 5 Rules I Wish I Had Known, But Had to Learn the Hard Way
There is no easy way to break this to you, but you are the least important person in your business!
Thought Leaders
I Pitched 300 People a Day For 1 Year — and Learned This Impactful Entrepreneurial Lesson
After working myself to the bone pitching 300 people each day for one year, I came out of that experience as a new man — but surprisingly, an unhappier one. Here's what I learned.
Building a Business
The 3 Greatest Lessons I’ve Learned After 25 Years in Business and $100 Million in Revenue
Here are the three most valuable lessons I've learned over 25 years of business ups and downs.
By Joy Gendusa
Thought Leaders
3 Important Lessons I’ve Learned Working With the Top 1% of Business Leaders
Fewer than 1% of businesses earn $10 million in annual revenue. It's worth looking at three things I've learned by working with those business leaders.
By Tara Coomans
Thought Leaders
5 Lessons I Learned While Serving in the Army That Actually Translate to Corporate Life
Since serving in Afghanistan, I've had time to reflect on what I learned about leadership during my eight years in the infantry. Many battlefield lessons are irrelevant or counterproductive to business, but here are a few that have proved invaluable.
Building a Business
At 13, I Started a Company of Kids Showing Grandparents How to Use Computers. The Matching Shirts We Wore Taught Me An Important Lesson.
The shirts were the first customer-focused system I ever built.
By John Winner
Building a Business
From Idea to Successful Exit — 8 Lessons Learned From Building and Selling a Startup
Here are a few valuable lessons all entrepreneurs can apply as they build (and eventually exit) their startups.
By Chris Kille
Thought Leaders
3 Key Lessons Business Founders Can Learn From Our Founding Fathers This Independence Day
A great founder's story is about the people, the risks they took and their reasons. Just ask our founding fathers.
By Gene Marks
Thought Leaders
I Failed as a Stand-up Comic. Here’s How It Made Me a Better Entrepreneur.
Here's what I learned from a failed career in stand-up comedy.
Thought Leaders
How Dairy Farming Made Me a Better Tech Entrepreneur
Here's how working on a dairy farm contributed to my success as a technology entrepreneur.
Thought Leaders
21 Lessons I Swear By After 21 Years as an Entrepreneur
Fast-track your business success with these strategies.
By Adrian Falk
Thought Leaders
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Baseball Players
Entrepreneurs and baseball players have more in common than you may realize. Here are a few lessons business leaders can learn from ball players.
Thought Leaders
6 Ways Fishing Reinforces Key Business Mentalities and Life Lessons
Here are six key lessons fishing has taught me both in business and in life.
By Mary Elkordy
Thought Leaders
I Ran a Marathon Without Training. Here’s What I Learned and How It Made Me a Better Entrepreneur.
Here are three key lessons that running a marathon without training taught me about successful entrepreneurship.
Thought Leaders
You Don’t Need to Sacrifice Your Family to Pursue Being an Entrepreneur. Here’s How to Save Yourself 500 Hours Per Year.
Here's some advice for dadpreneurs on how to be a great dad while building an amazing business.
By Derek Notman
Thought Leaders
5 Leadership Lessons We Could All Learn From My Parenthood Journey
Being a parent and an entrepreneur simultaneously is challenging, but full of pure joy. These are a few lessons learned from parenthood that can be useful for any entrepreneur.
By Adam Karnama
Building a Business
When My Cofounder Died, It Showed Me How to Run My Company
He left me the book 'Life Is Short,' and its lessons became a guiding principle for everything I do.
By Tracy Young
Building a Business
4 F1 Racing Lessons That Can Accelerate Your Career
For F1 drivers like Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, these racing lessons are second nature, but they don't just apply to the tracks — they can also help to position you as a leader and accelerate your success as an entrepreneur.
By Beth Newton
Buying a Franchise
She Protected the President’s Life Before She Opened a Fitness Center. Here’s How She Deals With Imposter Syndrome.
She Coleman owns a location of The Camp Transformation Center, and her journey through multiple male-dominated industries has taught her a lot about strength.
Building a Business
7 Lessons from Basketball for Slam-Dunk Success in Business
I've learned a lot from playing and coaching basketball and believe a lot of my business success has come from what I've learned on the court. Here are seven winning strategies I've brought to my business game.
By Ray Titus
Thought Leaders
A Billionaire Stiffed Me $30K — Here’s What I Learned from the Experience
Here are three key lessons I learned after a billionaire stiffed me out of $30,000.
By AJ Kumar
Entrepreneurs
8 Life Lessons I Wish I’d Known Sooner
If you're feeling angry, disappointed, frustrated or powerless in any area of your life, I promise that these eight life lessons I've learned will change everything for you.