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Entreprenuers enhance their execution, focus and credibility by saying a simple word…”no.” We know this word is simple to say but complex, challenging, and intimidating to use. You may find that you are saying the word “no” in your mind to yourself, but you just can’t get the word to come out of you...
I was in a parking lot walking towards a restaurant not long ago when an older gentlemen slowly stopped me with a pointing finger. He said, “hey…did you grow up in San Francisco?”Â
After a few seconds of processing, I realized I was wearing my San Francisco Giants hat. Side note…I grew up watching ...
You read the title right. It is not click bait. I had four (4) seconds to walk by the Dalai Lama and wave. So many years later, I still remember this lesson.
It was nearly 100 degrees outside and I was avoiding it as long as possible standing in the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. Th...
As you mature in expanding your business, the number of people that want your time, your attention and to sell you something only increases. This is a normal, everyday part of business. You need to sell your business to customers just like others need to sell their business to you.
The majority of ...
Arguably one of my favorite videos on counter-cultural thinking that challenges a companies' reason to exist. Simon Sinek presents a concept that could change "how" you think about what motivates people, differentiates a company and makes a lasting impression through a company's mission. This video ...
Is how my conversation with an executive MBA student started during a break from a class. In my role as EIR at Duke University, I get the chance to engage in many conversations with students exploring entrepreneurship. This is definitely a top five (5) typical opening line I hear when I am approache...
Entrepreneurs rarely take days off. Startup leaders are consistently available to support their teams. Paid time off (PTO) is for our team. If there is a day in the week, we work it. This is the reality we embrace when we start a startup or work in one. We are never fully offline. We are never non-r...
Successful founders create solutions that help their customers. Successful founders focus on their customers to solve their challenges, make their life easier and provide them value above the value returned to the company. In the quest to create a product or service, laser focus on the customer that...