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Good Data Debunking Popular Startup Myths
Contrary to popular startup myths and misunderstanding, tech founders aren’t mainly younger than 30. They are generally well educated, not dropouts. They tend to start up where they are, instead of moving to Silicon Valley or…
Want to Change the World? Read These 7 Books
There is nothing easy about trying to make real change in the world. Furthermore — there’s nothing easy about changing your career, following your dreams, starting a small business, or even simply admitting to yourself that it’s time…
Beware These Pitfalls of Being a Young Entrepreneur
How old were you when you started your first business? Warren Buffett started off with pinball machines in barber shops as a young man. Great entrepreneurs often have lofty ideas and goals at a very…
The Best Business Advice I Ever Received
Five Rules to Live By I daydream a lot at 30,000 feet. This doesn’t bother me too much because lately it seems like I am getting paid for the things I used to get detentions…
Work Life Balance Tips: Priorities
The first step to having a balanced work and family life is to have an understanding of what is important to you. Are the priorities in your life balanced with your time commitments? When I…
What Every Entrepreneur Should Know Before Starting a Company
When it comes to running a business, my best advice to any new owner, founder or executive of a company is to listen to as much advice as you can and apply what is most…
Tools of the Trade: 4 Resources That Will Help You Start Your Own Business
Individuals who have decided to start their own businesses should note that there are multiple resources they can use to keep the company growing. Here are four tools of the trade that may prove particularly…
What First-Time Parents Need to Know About Building a Startup
Having recently crossed the one-year mark with my daughter, my first and—my wife assures me—only child, I started thinking about the commonalities between raising a human in that first year, and building something in the…
10 Steps Michael Schoeff Took Before Launching His New Business
Creating a business from zero is one of the biggest challenges someone can have. The first step into this world is to get yourself prepared for a new and long journey. There are many ideas…
How Entrepreneurship Can Promote Economic Development
The hallmark of an economically developed country is its high rates of employment, a lower disparity in incomes, high standard of living for every member of the society, better opportunities for learning, and development, to…