If you read one story this month, let it be this one.
Around three years ago, a day I will never forget, a day that changed the course of my life. Marked…
Show me a person’s morning routine, and I can tell you who they are.
I wanted to write a piece on the most impactful principles and insights that I’ve gained over the past ~6…
If you want to have consistent and quality creative output, you need to practice creative…
My experience as a Latinx Female Founder. Hint: the gender bias is alive and thriving.
Anthony, truer words have not been spoken. Each of your highlights: Attitude. Mindset. Action. These must become our driving force.
Sometimes profitable businesses run out of money. Cash from sales usually comes in well after paying cash to suppliers and staff. If the imbalance between cash inflows and outflows is large enough a business with strong sales can go bankrupt.
“I trained. I punished myself. I thought making myself suffer on a day-to-day basis would prepare me for…
What we’re reading, listening to, admiring and loving this season.
These are four areas I think are really exciting, both for entrepreneurs looking for new spaces and for startups to utilise to grow their business.
Offers 3 full scholarships worth $1500 to help women entrepreneurs get savvy in all aspects of finance and funding!
Wasting time can be your new golden ticket
Why men were instrumental to my success and sanity
Last summer, I had an intern who I encouraged to introduce herself to the group at an event in our co-working…
I’ve always been a fan of books. I’d dabble between trash young adult fiction, how-to, and manga. Growing up…
The ups and downs of writing for corporate Canada?
After it was officially announced that the U.S. GDP had grown at an annualized rate…
Latinity is a two day conference that meets latin women in computing and tech in general…
Following up on this great video from Chorus.ai CEO Roy Raanani, I’m exploring some…
“Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.”― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern
Learning is important at Potato. Each studio has its own library and Potatoes can request new books of their choice, on…
Some people are gifted, well off, and ones are crazy persistent. Ones that give maximum effort.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — August 28, 2018 — The software development company Bright…
I have two memories of my father etched in my mind. One, he used to write a lot. He would write on a tiny table that…
When you’re starting out as an entrepreneur, you end up having to do everything yourself.
This means, you end up doing a 5 man job for 15 hours a day until you can finally afford to hire some help.
There’s never been a better time to be a creative.
Still, most creatives complain about having to work too much and too hard. About being exploited. About competition. About this and that.
In order to feel the most fulfilled by the work you do, discover your why. What is the purpose, the mission you are after? What excites you? Why are you going to start your business?
When you aim all your actions towards a higher context, something that gives your life a…
Here are some selected best motivational quotes for students and teachers to motivate during the examination and day today life.
Attending the grand opening of Rowling Hall, the new home of the Texas McCombs MBA program, made me begin to reflect on the very long 9 months it’s been since graduating the program… and what it was like when I first began thinking about business school. First of all, Rowling Hall is…
Guest Post by Tenicka Boyd, National Director of the Leaders of Color Initiative at Education Reform Now
“When I considered launching dev/Mission, a non-profit focused on building…
It sucks to fail. But it only has to be as bad as you let it be. While it may not be what you set out to…
This work of art is seen inside Animaker Space: a design marvel that’s been carefully created to invoke creativity and passion among Maker.
Sir Richard Branson is an English business tycoon, investor, author and philanthropist. He’s the founder of…
A few years ago I left the only job I had ever had since school.
Back to school season is upon us! If you’re reading this blog, I probably don’t have to tell you to never…
The most painful is that after 3 startups i realized that especially the failures were due to MY shortcomings. Not shortage of cash, but weakness to see the true facts and act on it in a timely manner. Not the mistakes of employees but my lack of sufficient management skills to steer and guide the organization. Not the tough market but the absence of…
For the duration of my short career, I have tried to plan and mitigate risk at every step. I have…
Perception-wise — very real. The dream world seems far off into the distance while real world remains front…
White House cabinet member visits Hammer & Stain
By Samantha Bambino
The Times
DREAM BIG
“If you can achieve big dreams, why settle for small ones?”
Every year, August 21 is WED: World Entrepreneurs’ Day. The purpose of the World…
The last time I wrote on Medium was June 2017. I was new to Medium and shared a few…
This post is the first in a two-part series explaining Bucket’s ultimate goal — to enable cashless…
Building and managing startups in Africa : The ecosystem and what it takes to tackle that challenge
I was talking to myself in the kitchen this afternoon.
It’s been a full week now since the Finish Line Network went Live and opened up registration for new members.
Cross training will give you a breadth of knowledge while specialization will give you a depth of knowledge. How do you approach levelling up?
Facebook has some of the most valuable data in the world on its users, which number more than two billion. Facebook knows things about you that very few other people know about you. Things like where you shop and where you…
Many a time we start with a lot of cool things and then after sometimes, what happens? (many of us can relate to this)
We lose hope. We lose inspiration. We lose motivation. We start loving and living the same old life again.
I’m not an Elon Musk looking to send people to Mars or a Bill Gates / Steve Jobs making computers part of every…
I’m showcasing my daily life as a UX designer and entrepreneur on Youtube
Oh, my God! Yes. Long gone are those days when I could “afford” spending all night studying or reading (mind you, once, twice, three times, it’s fine, but, when during exam session, every night, almost, is spent studying, that’s a big no; it will leave marks, for sure).
Your phone makes you fast and efficient.
And the faster you can respond to a request, the more requests you’ll be able to answer.
And the more requests you’ll be able to answer, the more you’ll get hooked on answering requests.
Startups often like to test things. And then iterate. And test again. Before making a big leap. So it stands to reason that an organization that spends its time working with…
“Your Business Will Only Grow to the Extent You Do.”-Jim Rohn
A few days ago, I sat down with a fellow entrepreneur who is struggling with a dilemma you may be familiar with…
Welcome Back My Literary Passengers:
It’s been a while, but we’re really picking up steam. If you read A 7 Min Plan Toward Prosperity, back in January, you’ll appreciate this update. If not, read on you’ll still enjoy what I’ve got to share….
Why does a tech entrepreneur, become a vermin exterminator? Well that’s because it’s not your run-the-mill vermin we are dealing with, but low-level cyber vermin. “Phylax Future” will target these toxic creatures. For the first time these creeps will start looking over their shoulders anxiously.
A post by Meredith Somers @ MIT last week here caused me to think about my own entrepreneurial journey. I had entrepreneurial tendencies early in my career — always trying to emulate my grandfather (reference here) — however…
What Do You Really Want?
Do you sometimes look in the mirror and ask yourself this question? Maybe you aren’t that person who sets goals or creates a master…
by Cancergeek
Clouds and Dirt
You MUST… wake up at 5am…Read a book a day…Drink bulletproof coffee…Meditate…Drink warm fermented lemon water
Samira initially joined APMF for a break from constant household duties. An amateur seamstress, she also wanted to learn how to create garments with traditional styles that depict the love she has for her culture.
The bottom line of my Zero to One Summary? Easy. This book is one of the reference books out there for those interested in business development. Or perhaps should I say startup development, as a matter of fact…
Bootstrapping does not have to be painful. Ting Shih of ClickMedix shares three easy ways to cut back and make sure this phase is only temporary.
I’d like to talk with you about customers.
This is something I preach but I don’t do. It’s one of my biggest challenges.
If you’re like me and most people, you see customers and other people as tools. As…
When I left WeWork to start Firneo earlier this year, I did something I told myself I’d never do again: launch a company as a solo founder. I’d done that once before and failed.
One of the most important skills an entrepreneur or business owner needs to learn is how to get customers. Many businesses fail due to a lack of sales. I’ve noticed that entrepreneurs are often consumed with…
This summer has been a wonderful combination of downtime (that I’m now ready to enjoy!)…
Thanks for sharing Jessie. You raise some really good points.
One that came to my mind is unilateral commitment and focusing on it perhaps for those that love marketing and hate delivering. If you’re not focused solely on that you can distracted by other noise around you.
If you were 10x more effective and productive in your role, how much would your career or life change? I bet it…
Estamos viviendo un gran cambio en la empresa, todo nuestro “mundo” está cambiando y…
By, Jon Walters
I will put together a list of the books I would recommend. An easy start is Simon Sinek but as you get deeper people like Tom Peters, Jim Collins are staples. However I really liked a few smaller names like Mojo (Marshall Goldsmith) and The First 90 Days. Hope to catch up soon and thanks again for your support.
This is what a startup is
When you hear people talk about listening to feedback and implementing, it could be something as simple as changing a sentence so it becomes clearer or something as as complex as yadah yadah (fill with some super complex task that requires the top engineering team to pull off side by side the…
We continue to learn more about our legendary Principles.If you know other interesting statistics, share with us in comments to this post!
Starting a business in the GCC, especially in a country like Oman is one of the most lucrative prospects that one can come up with. Countries like these are fast and stable markets that can be ideal to launch a successful business…
We all want our kids to grow up and become successful right? As parents, it’s our job to teach them about money. How to earn it, save it, spend it, share it, and invest it. And learning by doing is often one of the best ways for…
Today’s thoughts about the struggles of entrepreneurship
I started my company Hold Tight Media about four weeks ago. The first week I was on fire and I worked from 5 a.m. until 7 p.m. I spent the majority of my time setting up my social media…
In a world moving towards digital, home base businesses are the way to go. There is a digital evolution happening with major changes all happening at once creating an opportunity for digital entrepreneurs.
Friday October 5, 20186pm — 10pm
NIGERIA WEEK 2018, NOVA SCOTIA
Fun fact: Nigeria’s Nollywood is the world’s second largest movie industry by volume. It’s bigger than Hollywood and second only to India’s…
One of the quickest ways to get into your boss’s good graces is to be a hard worker who delivers great results. But according to bestselling management author and CNBC contributor Suzy Welch, it takes a lot more than that to…
“The biggest shifts in business come from working on yourself.”
Strategic Planning is crucial for any business, but it is incredibly important how you work on it. Being in a fitness industry many of you want your gym…
Youngspiration is the self-help book for people who desperately want to live their dreams…
If you’re the CEO of a business, it’s likely your days are consumed with a multitude of meetings and tasks in trying to…
Today’s self-empowering statement to positively affect yourself:
Repeat with me: I AM SUCCESS EVERY MOMENT!
I have a question for you. Are you there for your customers?
You didn’t infere the right meaning. Having your startup involves working with team which is very important for me. And moreover the feeling of working together on an idea, launching it just cannot be described through words…
This is so special that you would want to involve yourself again into this. #puremagical
I love, love, love this article!!!!
What comes to your mind when you utter the word SUCCESS?
Thanks for reading and for the comments, Rafa Delaf. They are done. Out of business.
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Keto Ultimate Shark Tank If followed properly, it can prove successful in creating a slimmer, healthier you. Pierre Dukan released his diet plan in his home French market. We see these people who are in excellent physical shape going…
Improving your home is a challenge. When you first purchased the house, you were not completely satisfied with it. But you believed that over time you could make improvements that would make it more to your liking. You…
Believe in the unbelievable
Outlast the fear
Aim for the biggest and best in life
Believe in the unseen
Believe in your big dream
It is common to see professionals today cherish the idea of undertaking business ideas that substitute the option to participate in the world of work. Our educational mentality is slowly changing the subject of training professionals who look for…
After 17 years of living in American and for the first time I finally visited the #empirestatebuilding I could’ve…
I agree about why some posts get more claps then others. Totally randomness it seems. I guess a algorithm with time, subject, words and expression can be measured yet I swear these algorithms for me are not accurate! A 🙌 gets 100 percent 😮 Yet a heart felt response gets 0–20 😏🙄 Randomness