How to Prepare Your Startup for Investor Scrutiny
For the startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract investment and survive term sheet negotiation, there is still one more...
5 Keys to a Startup Team That Can Develop Any Market
You need to make sure that everyone on the team, from the clerical assistant to the chief financial officer, knows...
Adopt a Decision Process that Works for the Long Term
Most entrepreneurs are so overwhelmed by the day-to-day challenges of their business that they rarely take the time to work...
6 Tips to Avoid Being Blindsided by a New Competitor
Every entrepreneur and business executive knows that continuous innovation is required to survive, but most struggle with this more than...
6 Observations on Key Challenges Facing Every Startup
When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential...
5 Factors Which Define the Scope of Your Competition
In 1979, Michael E. Porter proposed his Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment which I think makes even more sense...
7 Ways to Get Key People Committed to Supporting You
Customers buy from people, not companies. Employees rally for a great leader, not a brand. As an entrepreneur, you need...
6 Ways to Make Customers Remember You as Exceptional
Customers today expect highly personalized and exceptional experiences to stay loyal and become advocates, rather than just conventionally “satisfied.” Satisfied...
7 Negative Reactions to New Ideas and How to Prevail
In business, and in your personal life, the ability to anticipate and overcome criticism is one of the biggest differentiators...
10 Strategies That Work Best for Serial Entrepreneurs
Every startup success is a function of great people, products, and profits. But there is no magic formula on how...