5 Tips for Building the Perfect Startup Team Startup team building is an art. No element will impact your startup more during its crucial early growth stages than the members of your team. Their personalities, values and actions will influence the direction of the company in ways both active and passive. So...
How To Choose A Co-Founder Who Will Help You Thrive As An Entrepreneur Many budding entrepreneurs have dreams of building a Fortune 500 company on their own and becoming a household name on par with Jobs, Gates or Branson. But in reality, the entrepreneurial process is collaborative in nature. An effective co-founder...
How to keep your start-up going when you are feeling burned out Being an entrepreneur can be an exciting and fulfilling experience, but even the most well-seasoned entrepreneur may experience bouts of burn-out when getting their start-up up and running. It is during these rough patches that many entrepreneurs are ready...
How to Get Ahead in Business Without Leaving Your Family Behind Harry Chapin’s “Cat’s in the Cradle” may have made more grown men cry than any other song: The story of a father who’s too busy working to spend time with his son cuts to our deepest fears as parents. Even Chapin...
Best Advice I Ever Got: Don't Put Your Sanity Second Your well-being impacts your bottom line. Don't let yours take a backseat to business. Let's face it: When it comes to building a successful business, everything else seems to take a backseat, regardless of how important it may be. Health and family...
Surviving Your First Solo Business Trip at That Lonely Table for One The prospect of your first solo business trip might seem intimidating. In addition to dealing with the stress of going through airport security and navigating a strange city, you'll be facing any setbacks all by yourself. If you miss a client meeting because...
Be Your First Customer: Why Beta Testing Is Right for You It seems like almost all technology goes to market with a “beta” tag attached. Google is notorious for this, releasing many of its products in beta form — and sometimes even leaving them in that phase for years. After all,...
