Thought Leaders
How My Life as a Musician Helped Me Close the Biggest Deal of My Career
Early mornings and late nights on the road taught me resiliency and the importance of working with the right people.
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Building a Business
Dealing Well With Setbacks Is Just as Important as Taking Advantage of Opportunities
You can never lose everything because you are much more than your material possessions.
Building a Business
The Unexpected Benefits of Walking the Harder Path
In business and life, it is the struggle that unlocks your full potential.
By Raj Jana
Entrepreneurs
The Elon Musk Way of Persevering in the Face of Adversity
His successes are ballyhooed around the world but so are his spectacular failures. Neither defines him near as much as his relentless unstoppability.
Thought Leaders
5 Entrepreneurial Truths You Must Experience to Understand
There's no substitute for real-world learning. Here are a few lessons to watch for along your path to success.
Building a Business
5 Things Entrepreneurs Do Mindlessly Every Day That Sabotage Their Success
Insidious habits could have you stuck in a rut. Break free by celebrating small wins and focusing on the big picture.
By Melissa Dawn
Business News
5 Epic Product Fails and the Lessons They Can Teach Your Small Business
Remember the Juicero? The Zune? Those globs of gelatin floating in Orbitz soft drink bottles like drinkable lava lamps?
By Katie Lundin
Building a Business
Figuring Out What Can Sink Your Business — and How You Can Save It
Here's how to spot hidden weaknesses within your operation and steel yourself for unexpected battles.
Thought Leaders
Don’t Waste Your Time Listening to Your Fear
Fear is often a liar, but not always. Learn when to ignore it.
By Steve Eakin
Thought Leaders
Steve Madden on The Question You Must Ask Yourself to Build a Company of Value
The apparel company founder shares his business philosophy.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
What If, One Day, You Honestly Portrayed the ‘Dark’ Side of Building Your Company?
Supermodels are posting images of themselves sans makeup; they're displaying their stretch marks. Maybe you should do the same when hard times hit your company.
By Hope Horner
Thought Leaders
5 Entrepreneurs Who Started With Nothing – and 3 Lessons to Learn
Sam Walton. George Soros. Kevin Plank. Jan Koum. What can these successful entrepreneurs teach you?
Building a Business
4 Ways I Fail Forward on a Daily Basis and Why You Should Do the Same
Failure isn't as scary if you consider it a necessary step toward eventual success.
By Jim Joseph
Building a Business
4 Easy-to-Fix Mistakes You May Be Making in Your Business Right Now
Some 163 entrepreneurs shared the mistakes they'd made with this contributor; now he's sharing how you can avoid making them yourself.
Thought Leaders
10 Reasons Why 7 Out of 10 Businesses Fail Within 10 Years
There's a fierce tide of potential for failure in business. Half of all businesses won't make it to the five-year mark.
By R.L. Adams
Building a Business
Why, When You Fail, You Should ‘Fail Forward’
So, you've fallen on your face? Consider that you're walking in the footsteps of some 'famous failures,' like Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey and Stephen King.
By Alex Jasin
Building a Business
Fess It, Then Fix it: Studying Mistakes Is How You Find Opportunities to Innovation.
Failure is an inevitable part of business. Publicly praise employees when they take ownership of the process.
Thought Leaders
Entrepreneurs Should Watch the Mayweather-McGregor Fight, But Not Just to See Who Wins
Business is mostly selling. Selling is mostly getting told "no.'' How you deal with it is what makes you a winner.
By Roy Raanani
Thought Leaders
What Mark Cuban Learned From His 6 Biggest Failures
Forget your failures. No one cares until you succeed.
Thought Leaders
How Kevin O’Leary Overcame 6 Formative Failures
Mr. Wonderful learned from each not-so-pleasant experience.
Thought Leaders
Failing as an Entrepreneur Won’t Make You a Failure But It Might Make You Appreciate Having a Job
Entrepreneurship is not the only dream available.
By Mike Wood
Entrepreneurs
What Richard Branson Learned From His 7 Biggest Failures
The mark of a true entrepreneur is the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Thought Leaders
The Biggest Failures of 5 A-List Entrepreneurs
Be wary of those who haven't failed - or claim they haven't.
Building a Business
3 Reasons Tech Startups Fall Into a Death Spiral
Instant failure would be better than a long and slow demise from diminishing returns.
By Harry Red
Thought Leaders
3 Steps to Build Your Resilience
Cut yourself slack on the results you're getting and celebrate how hard you're working it.
By Dan Dowling
Building a Business
Why You Should (Sometimes) Celebrate Your Sales Team’s Failures
Try having your sales team members write down the circumstances of their failures. You'll be surprised at the insights that emerge.
By Danny Wong