I was listening to NPR (National Public Radio) the other day and they ran a story on Facebook’s upcoming IPO. The reporters, Steve Henn and Zoe Chace, did a nice job of putting things into perspective. When Facebook goes public tomorrow, Friday May 18th, the company is expected to be valued at $100 Billion dollars…. Read More
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Another Entrepreneurial Seizure and Another Business is Born! First, tell me if one of these scenarios sounds familiar to you. These are stereotypic situations of the entrepreneur before he or she starts their business. If you currently own your own business or if you are thinking of starting your own business see if you can… Read More
It is estimated that every year 600,000 new businesses are created. Ever wonder why? This could be considered the 2nd in a series about getting Rich. In an earlier article I gave my definition of “Rich” and said that owning your own business was the hands-down #1 best way to get “money rich”. What I… Read More
Let me cut right to the chase and give you the quick answer to the question. YES! Not only is it possible but now is actually the best time to do it. Market conditions are perfect – if you know what you’re doing , and what type of industry to be in. So how do… Read More
Recently, Walter Isaacson, the author of Steve Jobs’ official biography, wrote an article for Harvard Business Review talking about what we as entrepreneurs and CEO’s can learn from Jobs. Here is my take on 5 of the lessons Isaacson highlights: Impute: The moral behind this first lesson is that people do judge a book by… Read More
Stop selling and instead have people start to buy! If you’ve been around me, or my blog, or any of my other online content – Facebook or Twitter, you know that I’m an entrepreneur and an investor. I own or have owned several businesses. In each instance we (i.e the company) has sold a lot… Read More
If I listed 5 traits of a successful entrepreneur which one would you rank as most important? Here’s the list: Persistent, has a will to succeed, knows his/her line of business really well, thinks like a billionaire, is well capitalized. Go ahead, seriously, which would you rank as most important? If you pick one that’s… Read More
In 1952 a middle aged salesman walked through the doors of a business in San Bernardino, CA and his life changed forever! What he saw was an operation that worked like a Swiss watch. High school aged kids were producing a product easily and effortlessly with perfect precision every time. As he watched the business… Read More