What is Success to You? Have you ever attempted to define success? And what does success mean to you? The majority of people feel that success is something we can achieve on our own, without any help. Our society is deeply focused on the individual with a strong focus on…

Every company goes through at least three stages of development, during which the amount of funding they receive makes or breaks them at some point. The majority of businesses obtain millions of dollars in funding, with the goal of increasing their investments to tens of millions of dollars. However, the…

A belief grounded in established truths — During Shark Tank’s most recent episode, Daymond John disallows Mark Cuban to ignore the narrative of the common American. Daymond stresses the fact, it’s not OK to normalize burning through colossal sums of money and ignore the inequities that exist in this country. Rather than Mark taking the time to…

As a programmer and entrepreneur many times I struggle myself to find the right balance between meeting expectations and overworking. In this article, we’ll look at 3 tips to help you improve your productivity and finish assignments faster so you can devote more time to other things in your life…

Note: This post is intended for folks with zero experience and it is meant to be a very thorough step-by-step explanation. If you have some familiarity with coffee cupping, you can skip to the parts that apply to you. Background (TL;DR) Many regular coffee-drinkers are just trying to get through the morning…

Spanish-speaking Latinos constantly preach the two-word resilient phrase, “Echale ganas.” “Echale ganas” translates to “work hard” in English. The Washington Times had an infamous headline titled, Hispanics work like it’s holy Rev. Samuel Rodriquez states, “I can tell you that our work isn’t driven by narcissism, hedonism, consumerism, and self-interest in the way that so…

Latinos are starting new businesses faster than other demographic groups. Latinos also comprise the youngest ethnic group in the United States, and demographics point to continued entrepreneurship among them. The Latino population has steadily increased to 18% of the total population of the United States. One-third of the population is…

Ouch. — “I could never do sales.” “Sales is not for me.” “Ugh, another annoying salesperson.” Does this sound like you? Don’t worry I’ve uttered the same words and it’s okay, it’s totally fine. Often, salespeople can be perceived as disingenuous or money-grabbing. You worked super hard to earn your money, why…

Spoiler alert: To be an entrepreneur you need to take risks associated with a business… and actually have a vested interest. — Let’s look at the facts. What does being an ‘entrepreneur’ entail? It seems fitting to ask someone at Entrepreneur.com, don’t you think? Steve Tobak gladly indulges us. First, he gives us a formula (this is for you math-oriented engineers and economists). “Entrepreneur + Capital = Products + Customers = Business.”