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One of the most fun (and philosophical) parts of starting your own organization is finding your founding values. Today, entrepreneurship is easier than ever, cooler than ever, more valued than ever. As a result, I think that many people are jumping in without any real…
I’m writing this as a memo noting down and summarizing what I’ve learned in a one-week startup bootcamp in the University…
For members of the newCo program, I prompt people to share their updates, progress, feedback, barriers and questions regularly. I’m going to share the ups and downs of building newCo, daily. Without any funding.
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It had been over 16 years since I had seen Terry Tamminen speak publicly in person and I have to say, it hit me just as hard this past…
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L’année 2018 se termine tout doucement. L’occasion parfaite de refaire le point sur ce qu’il s’est passé…
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The United States is currently faced with an alarming labor shortage of skilled workers in the trades. Over 60% of skilled tradesmen are over the age of 44, and the industry will struggle to fill these roles as younger generations continue to seek employment in other industries. 78% of…
Austin has built a name for itself within the startup scene, ranking among the top cities in the U.S. for funding amounts. For the Central and Southern regions of the United States, the city is the crowned jewel of startup communities. In 2017, Austin was…
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Beer is a $111.4 billion market in the US alone. The brewing and fermentation process at a large…
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Without getting too philosophical on this topic, it’s generally accepted that when we mention that someone has attained success, or is successful, we’re talking about the fact that they managed to achieve a higher goal or purpose. When I say success, I’m thinking…
You must have heard the story of the elephant and the four blind men. Four blind…
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It’s one of life’s great pleasures to meet founders just starting to bring their new business idea to market — in the burn zone of problem-solving through the challenge, never giving up, doing what it takes to scrape some momentum.
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My name is Charles, I am a young French entrepreneur who co-founded StepUp Air, a sports wearable measuring breathing that enables to increase training efficiency of endurance sportspeople by up to 20%. For the CBS Entrepreneurial Day 2018, I'd…
I personally appreciate everyone I meet whether you’ve done well to me or not. I don’t expect anything in return whenever I…
My friends, it’s been an amazing August. Were all of you productive? I know summer is sort of over and stuff but look on the bright side…
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“As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time”…
As large corporations and venture capital firms warm up to design, they’re taking matters into their own hands — through innovation units and hiring ‘design partners’ respectively — and the roles traditionally occupied by design consultancies are ‘insourced’ more and more…
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Although we remain in the early stages, it is clear that a ‘Smart City’ revolution is sweeping the world. Technology driven solutions are being used to rethink and reshape the way that urban areas function. These solutions bring with…
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Sometimes we get things a little mixed up, or we lose the true meaning of a phrase over time.
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The term social entrepreneurship has been thrown around quite extensively recently. If you have not heard it yet, no worries. Social entrepreneurship can be defined as an approach encompassing using business tools to solve social…
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Ideas come from conversations with real people.
They don’t come from watching Netflix.
Ideas come from reading meaningful books.
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La compañía anunció el cierre de algunas tiendas minoristas, así como de sus fábricas en México e Italia a finales del 2018
Having been working at a marketing agency for the last couple of years, I’ve had the chance to work with different kinds of brands. And, although every brand has their own needs, one category stands alone: personal brands. In 2018, the industry of…
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iStart Knowledge Tour Day 3-
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After the visits of Stanford University and 42 Coding School we got a chance to visit Apple Store or Apple Park Visitor Centre. It was quite interesting to visit a place which is full of your favorite stuff and more than that it was interesting to explore Apple…
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Your life can be measured by the size of the problems you seek to solve , the more number of problems u r trying to solve at a time shows that u r not focused , it’s shows u r not working towards a goal or purpose , u have limited resources physical as well as mental resources , when u try to solve many things at a time , u have to make several…
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(Motivational Thursday’s )
What you focus on expands? Do you truly believe this? I do! I believe it because , prior to me writing weekly, I was not focused on anything, that would allow me to grow or move in the direction of entrepreneurship. Once I finally started following…
I heard a billionaire once say that his company welcomed failure so long as it was net positive. This is a nice idea but…
An entrepreneur in the build is how I see myself now… and this is how I got here.
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Women Innovation Network’s incubation program kicked off by welcoming the selected startups to the Orientation session held at the GCU Lahore campus.
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This reminds me of the Tim Ferriss interview with Derek Sivers were everyday Sivers pushed himself to bike fast and then one day he said fuck it and decided to enjoy it. Later he was shocked it only took 2 minutes longer. Where is your balance of pushing yourself while not putting everything else on hold? From my personal experience I enjoyed the…
Tim, great article.
The idea of deadlines is especially important for the startup entrepreneur, who has no one looking over his shoulder. The idea of a coach, boss, internal goal, or…
Hey, I am one of the finalist of Rajasthan Student Startup Exposure Program, an initiative by Department of Information Technology & Communication. This is a fifteen days Startup Exposure Program at Silicon Valley.
Agreed 100% on focusing on ACTIONS instead of results.
Nearly a decade in marketing has shown me that, even with a ton of experience, you cannot reliably predict scale of success. Actions? That you can control.
Though trying to fall in love with them… I’m not sure that can be forced.
So here we are in Silicon Valley known for high technology, venture capital, innovation and…
There is a lot of academic research indicating that career success is closely correlated with resilience. My own observation comports with…
Hey Barry,
I would have loved to work with some of the great leaders of Netflix! Working at Netflix must have been an excellent experience for you! I do think Elon Musk is a visionary that looks at any problem and feels that there is always a solution. Your article makes me think more about his leadership and how he can…
THE ENTREPRENEURS 2 (WEALTH BUILDER)Any person who creates or perceive business opportunities and takes advantage of available scarce resources to use them profitably may be regarded as an entrepreneur. He alone bears the non-insurable risks as he directs the human and natural resources at his disposal to achieve his business goals. Thus, not all…
One for the road 😏
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Don’t do it! It’s too risky, it takes a lot of work, and you may fail. But what if I told you you will have to be your own boss in the future?
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We often don’t get the difference between Strategy and Tactics. We mix them up with a single meaning of either Strategy or Tactics. But to reach a goal both of this is equivalently important. At the time of execution, one without the other one may…
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When I planned out my new year, one of the things I did was plan out my “ideal” business weekday hour by hour.
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Best Books from Hacker News in 2018 Week 19
This week Hacker News Books looks at the top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News between May 7, 2018 — May 14, 2018.
You raise an interesting point about us overanalysing and being afraid to talk to someone that we don’t know. There is one other point that I think becomes extremely relevant — making time to make friends. I don’t know about you or anyone else that can read this, but I struggle to make time for friends. I have a full time job, side job, and a family…
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Yep. And yep.
I’ve written hundreds of articles for clients. I’ve written more than a hundred that actually carry my name. In actual print publications. Yet I remain relatively unknown. That is no one’s fault but my own. I was beginning to embrace video last November. Uploaded my first real estate investing education videos…
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Thanks for this acknowledgment, August. I personally dislike what I see as our culture’s excessive emphasis on (bordering on worship of) goals. The downside is burnout, or even physical injury in the case of athletic goals. I find that having multiple projects in progress allows me to set aside anything I get stuck on, work other stuff for a while…
I just believe little something. It’s how to live a meaning. We all have a little…
On 24th an article on the “Fashion Crowdfunding, Silkroad Project” got published.
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Capital is Overrated
My vocation as a Financial Advisor and Chief Executive of a private equity company brings me into the capital raising and funding space constantly. I meet several people who want capital and suggest that the unavailability thereof is the cause of their stagnation in life.
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Today is the first day of the rest of the year. Maybe it’s January 1st, or March 23rd, or… almost September. The day really…
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In business, there is more to life than just making a profit. Obviously, you need cash flow to stay afloat and improve…
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In Episode 044, Jack continued his interview with Ms. Shirlene Reeves, who is one of only 253 Certified Financial Educators in the US, a syndicated radio host on BBS Radio and as a…
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This week Hacker News Books looks at the top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News between Apr 30, 2018 — May 7, 2018.
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Today’s self-empowering statement to positively affect yourself:
Repeat with me: I AM SUCCESS EVERY MOMENT!
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