I call it the unifying principle of entrepreneurship. Whether you’re selling software or sausage, offering consulting services or dreaming up the next Uber, it’s the single most important thing you need to know to succeed. It’s not the only thing, but forget…
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If you’re an entrepreneur, you likely have a role model you carry around in your head as you go about building your business. Maybe it’s Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos or everybody’s seeming favorite, Steve Jobs. Here’s a better…
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Cool startup cultures eventually backfire. Cool does nothing for customers; it’s an unreliable guide to behavior; it quashes diversity and it can be costly in human and business terms. Most damaging of all, cool won’t get your company through later stages…
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Culture is destiny. It directly affects performance, it’s hard to change and when the time comes to get competitive, cut costs and reach profitability “cool” won’t get you very far. Here are five reasons why: More
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You love your spouse and you’re committed to your marriage, so what could go wrong with going into business together? Short answer: plenty. In this article, I uncover how couples can split up their business without breaking up their marriage.…
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Money can’t buy happiness, but if you’re an entrepreneur it can buy you the next best thing: time. The students to whom I teach entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurs who seek my advice often ask, “How much time will I need…
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We’ve long known that Elizabeth Holmes was in trouble, and last Friday federal prosecutors brought criminal charges against the founder of Theranos for defrauding investors and deceiving patients and doctors. In Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, two-time…
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In my interview on Sarder TV, we talk about Building On Bedrock, explore the most important entrepreneurial skills, uncover why entrepreneurs fail to execute, and a whole lot more. More
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A vast industry has grown up in this country to dispense advice to entrepreneurs. Some of that advice is helpful, but much of it is harmful—almost as if designed to make entrepreneurs self-destruct. Consider these four commonly heard recipes for…
LinkAs is the case in the U.S., Japan has startup leaders and a great entrepreneurial ecosystem, too. I am excited that Startup Leadership is now available to all existing and aspiring entrepreneurs there.
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