Thought Leaders
11 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal What They Learned From Their First Jobs
Your first job might not be your dream career, but it still teaches valuable lessons.
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This NBA Star’s Motorcycle Crash Cost Him His Playing Career. His 3 Leadership Lessons Show Why He Was Able to Reinvent Himself.
Here are a few tip from former basketball star turned sports analyst and entrepreneur Jay Williams.
By Paul Rabil
Thought Leaders
26 Founders Share What Their Worst Boss Taught Them
You can learn from even the most frustrating experiences.
By Nina Zipkin
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The Leadership Lesson I Learned Waiting for My Flight to Crash Land
As the plane circled the airport burning off fuel, a passenger wearing a pilot's uniform kept fear from boiling over into panic by napping.
By Gene Marks
Tech
5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Landed My First Tech Job
After 20 years in tech, this leader reflects on what newcomers should know.
By Kira Wampler
Building a Business
How to Develop a Positive Relationship With Failure
If at first you don't succeed, figure out why before you try, try again.
By Lena Requist
Building a Business
What U.S. Startups Can Learn From the Country That Matched a NASA Feat at a Fraction of the Cost
American entrepreneurs have a lot to learn from their Indian counterparts.
Building a Business
The Best Way to Improve from Failure Is to Feel the Pain
Dwelling on failure will actually help you improve your mindset, according to a study.
By Rose Leadem
Building a Business
Med Students Are Studying Art. Here’s Why You Should, Too.
A recent study found that observing and discussing works of art can help people develop skills in other fields.
By Rose Leadem
Marketing
5 Sales Lessons My Grandfather Taught Me
The basics of how relationships blossom and how trust is formed spans generations.
Thought Leaders
3 Takeaways from Conor McGregor’s Loss to Floyd Mayweather
Five years ago McGregor was collecting welfare, now he has earned $100 million and global respect.
By Roy Raanani
Brick & Mortar
10 Lessons this Entrepreneur Learned from Flipping $100 Million in Real Estate
You learn a lot going from broke to successful -- and mostly it's about yourself.
By R.L. Adams
Building a Business
The Best 10 Life Lessons I Learned by Running My Own Business
Starting a business is almost worth it just for what it teaches you about life, and yourself.
Building a Business
A Fitness Pom-Pom, a Custom Bow-Tie and a Waterproof Shirt: How 3 Entrepreneurs Turned Their Unusual Products Into Successful Businesses
The inventors wowed the audience on ABC's 'Funderdome.'
Thought Leaders
3 Money Lessons From Pro Athletes Who Went Broke
Don't just cheer from the sidelines. Learn from superstars who made big mistakes so you finish ahead of the game.
Building a Business
Our 15-Year-Old Web Company Is Practically a Dinosaur in Internet Years. Here’s How We Lasted So Long.
I hope that the lessons that I learned during my own career can help other startups achieve better results in what they do.
By David Braun
Building a Business
Long Live the King: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Can Follow Elvis Presley’s Ingenious Business Playbook
What can my fellow entrepreneurs learn from Elvis? Turns out, lots.
By Panos Panay
Building a Business
12 Lessons You Learn or Regret Forever
Sticking your neck out and taking charge of your career is no trivial matter.
Building a Business
4 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Small Business
Leave your ego at the door, create a firm direction, then just do it.
Building a Business
I Was a Contestant on ‘Planet of the Apps’ and Got a $5 Million Investment. Here Are 5 Things I Learned From the Experience.
Important lessons for any entrepreneur -- even if your advisor isn't Gwyneth Paltrow.
Business News
Why You Must Allow Mistakes in Your Life
Mistakes are often our biggest teachers.
By Lewis Howes
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23 Things I Wish I Had Known About Business at the Start of My Career
Your path gets clearer once you tune out the corporate jargon and the fuzzy motivational nonsense on the Internet.
By Tim Denning
Thought Leaders
10 Ways to Move Forward After Suffering a Big Setback
Setbacks and obstacles are inevitable. How you respond can derail you or lead to growth.
Building a Business
4 Lessons U.S. Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Latin American Startup Culture
Startups in Latin America have to be extra scrappy to build their ventures.
Entrepreneurs
What Richard Branson Learned From His 7 Biggest Failures
The mark of a true entrepreneur is the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Building a Business
Being Nimble Is More Important Than Being Right, and 4 Other Lessons I Learned Building a Successful Company
The early stages of a business are a careful mix of vision and flexibility, and that how you implement this mix will have a lasting impact on your business.
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3 Business Lessons I Learned While Summitting Mt. Everest Without Supplemental Oxygen
You never forget a lesson learned when it means the lives of you and your expedition are at risk.