Small businesses play a vital role in fueling the economy, making critical contributions that help to keep our country alive. They’re crucial for job creation, responsible for two out...
Read moreIf you want to build a successful business, you’re going to do battle with the demons of distraction. The world’s most successful people are those who have streamlined their...
Read moreFirst, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies — in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping...
Read moreAs an entrepreneur, you are most likely looking to change an industry — either by improving its current operations or by introducing a new product, concept, service and so forth. I support...
Read moreIn a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in...
Read moreBehavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counter-intuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we’re not as rational...
Read moreWhile many people know Mark Cuban from his role as a “shark” investor on the popular TV show Shark Tank, Mark is a fabulously successful entrepreneur and investor who...
Read moreAs a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, the most common question I get is, “I want to be an entrepreneur — how do I start?” The obvious answer is that you...
Read moreBuilding a company from the ground up can take its toll on you, but these six qualities will lead you to success. They say entrepreneurship can’t be taught, but...
Read moreYou think selling Girl Scout cookies is easy? Well, of course it’s easy. They’re delicious. But selling more than 21,000 boxes? That’s an art. The Art of War, by...
Read moreNot everyone is cut out for the corporate grind and nine to five, and yet it’s a system that the majority of Americans find themselves in. Square pegs smashed...
Read moreYou’ve never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called “developing world.” Click here to...
Read moreYou can’t beat this for getting schooled at the ultimate startup: Guy Kawasaki, as a former chief evangelist at Apple, had a front-row seat to the early days of...
Read moreDan Gilbert, author of “Stumbling on Happiness,” challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel truly...
Read more“Capitalism has transformed the modern world, but it has also evolved greatly over the last hundred years,” said Cotopaxi CEO Davis Smith. “I’m a believer that capitalism and businesses...
Read moreCertain words invoke powerful images in the mind—and “grit” is one of those words. When we associate grit with someone, it goes far beyond just being tough. It’s that...
Read moreSuccessful entrepreneurs are usually modeled as combinations of innovators (with creative and innovative flair) and managers (with strong general management skills, business know-how, and sufficient contacts). Over the years,...
Read moreThe “up” button glows orange as you wait. You can hear its motors moving as you watch the lights descend from floor 10, then 9, then 8… then a...
Read more“As someone who’s looked at starting more than 30 companies and has actually started around 12, I’ve had my fair share of dumb ideas, bad starts, and misaligned expectations....
Read moreYou know those people who always seem to accomplish more, in less time, than the rest of us? Experts say they follow simple strategies that we can all adopt....
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