BY Jeff Haden @jeff_hadenThe most successful people in business work differently. See what they do–and why it works. They don’t create back-up plans. Back-up plans can help you sleep easier at night. Back-up plans can also create an easy out when times get tough. You’ll work a lot harder and a lot longer if your …
By Ken Krogue: I’m writing this from the kitchen table in my brother-in-law Doug Sutton’s mountain lodge home on the snow-covered golf course of Huntsman Springs in Driggs, Idaho, on New Years Day. My family just left to go into town. John Huntsman, the billionaire, built this entire development. I’m told Steve Young and Glenn …
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By Richard Eisenberg: As the last of the boomers begin to hit a milestone birthday in January, we offer 50 tips for turning 50. Watch for our series each day this week, covering money, relationships, health, work and care giving. Here are 10 money tips for anyone turning 50 in 2014 (and those who are …
By Scott Boulton, CHRPLike many of you, I spend a lot of time in meetings in my job. Sometimes I am the leader/organizer of the meeting, and many times I am an invitee. Either way, I feel slightly qualified, simply based on experience, to provide some insight to help you determine if the meeting you …
By EminemishSometimes, you really are just the architect of your own problems. How? I hear you ask. Here are a couple of pointers: You acknowledge what the problem is, but you do nothing more than that. In layman’s terms? You complain. (We all do it, and it’s usually a crucial piece in realizing what you’re …
By Kyle Wong Dear Recent College Grad and Aspiring Entrepreneur,Congratulations! You’ve been working on a startup idea that you’ve been iterating on throughout senior year. While your parents are happy you received your diploma, they are confused about your career choice: namely why you would give up a prestigious and secure job to work on …
What I Wish I’d Known After Graduation: A Startup Guide. Read More »
By George Deeb For those of you who have not already started a business, or are trying to figure out how best to start your business, this post will help you learn the 8 key steps of the process. DETERMINE IDEAYou can’t start a business without a good idea. Your idea needs to build a …
Dave Liwinsky For well over one hundred years, companies big and small have been writing business plans. Business plans are used to document an organization’s strategy and goals. They are also used in many cases to present to investors and lenders for funding. However, over the years, many business plan myths have arisen. This article …
By Kyle Wong http://www.forbes.com/sites/kylewong/ In July, Paul Graham of Y Combinator published an excellent essay titled “Do Things That Don’t Scale.” In it he highlights several unscalable activities that are critical for early stage startups trying to reach scale. One of those practices is the concept of ‘Delight’ — being attentive to early customers at …
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By Kyle Wong Having founded a software startup out of my dorm room at Stanford, I spend most of my days completely immersed the Silicon Valley model of entrepreneurship.By Silicon Valley I don’t just mean a 1,500 square miles geographical area in Northern California. I’m referring to its entrepreneurial mindset and way of doing business …