IRS shenanigans aside, there are plenty of things being done right now in D.C. that will likely affect your business and mine over the next few years.
Passion is great, but only when it applies to how you're working and who it will help, says Matt Linderman. Inventing the next big thing isn't always about passion. Sometimes it's about the non-romantic things that need an upgrade, writes Matt Linderman in a blog post for 37 Signals. Linderman is the creator of Vooza, a weekly web-video comic strip about the start-up world. "The problem with the 'follow your passion' chorus," he says, is that "we can't all love the products we work with. Someone has to do the jobs and sell the things that ...
The opening of your investor pitch is critical. Flounder and you might lose a venture capitalist's attention from the start. Here are five missteps VCs look out for when sitting down with entrepreneurs.
When you're the boss, there are going to many times when you've gotta put on your "game face" because your energy affects everyone and everything. Have you ever considered how your energy affects everyone around you? Think about it from the vantage of being the CEO of a company. When you walk in the door, all eyes are on you and your employees' antennae are up looking for any sign of something being not quite right. No pressure, eh? When you're the boss, there are going to be many times when you've gotta put on your ...
An Entrepreneurs Handbook To Slaying GoliathForbesLike a lot of entrepreneurs, I thrive on people telling me I'm crazy and that I don't stand a chance. I'm extremely motivated by being cast as the underdog. Not only do I think I can win, I honestly believe that by following a handful of key business ...
Consult Your Community has very grand goals. It wants to address income inequality and help rebuild the American economy, and it plans to do this by deploying business students to provide free consulting to local businesses.
