Devin Yirka

Devin Yirka is the Production Assistant at Testclear, a drug testing advisor and online seller of home drug testing kits. He occasionally writes for Testclear about drug testing and other related topics.

“Love What You Do” Won’t Build Your Business, But These 6 Steps Will

Jan 24, 2018 By Devin Yirka

Start-ups abound, but not all of them have the staying power. The Small Business Association says that “only half of new businesses will survive the first five years and only a third will make it past 10.” An example is Virgin Brides, which was launched in 1990 and catered to wedding services, but it eventually […]

Small Biz Gems

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
A lecturer, poet, and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson was the leading voice of the New England Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century, which valued insight over logic while also advocating for humanity’s inherent goodness. This revelation comes from the closing paragraph of “Circles,” a chapter in his 1841 book Essays, First Series.

“I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. I read and think. So I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business.” —Warren Buffet

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” —Thomas Edison

“You can’t ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.” —Steve Jobs

Devin Yirka

Devin Yirka

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