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Start-Ups That Last
Growth strategy Magazine ArticleHow to scale your business -
The Founder’s Dilemma
Founders Magazine ArticleMost entrepreneurs want to make a lot of money and to run the show. New research shows that it’s tough to do both. If you don’t figure out which matters more to you, you could end up being neither rich nor king. -
The Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Answer
Decision making Magazine ArticleWhat are my goals? Do I have the right strategy? Can I execute the strategy? -
What Entrepreneurs Get Wrong
Sales Magazine ArticleA global survey shows most company founders regret waiting too long to start selling. An entrepreneur-friendly sales model can help. -
How Twitter’s Leadership Drama Explains its Success
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleThe executive shifts at Twitter were likely critical to the company’s growth. -
The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs
International business Digital ArticleThey’re 224 million strong, and growing. -
Dealing with the Emotional Fallout of Selling Your Business
Founders Digital ArticleFinding a new sense of purpose takes its own kind of effort. -
What Airbnb Gets About Culture that Uber Doesn’t
Organizational culture Digital ArticleThe two companies are inventing a new organization form, and going about it very differently. -
Case Study: Should This Start-Up Take VC Money or Try to Turn a Profit?
Internet Magazine ArticleCustomers love it, but it’s running out of cash. -
Planning a Start-Up? Seize the Day…
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleExecutives who say they’d love to leave the corporate battleship to skipper a nimble start-up fall back on a variety of perfectly legitimate rationales for why it’s not yet time: I need to acquire more credibility, to figure out how financing really works, to maintain stability at home while my children are young, and so […] -
The Very First Mistake Most Startup Founders Make
Founders ResearchRigid equity splits cause problems down the line. -
Three Pitfalls Startup Founders Must Avoid
Leadership Digital ArticleNoam Wasserman, Harvard Business School professor, outlines the three Rs: relationship decisions, roles decisions, and rewards decisions. -
Should I Become an Entrepreneur?
Career planning Digital ArticleWhen to become an entrepreneur is a common quandary for many. For whatever reason, this issue has come up a great deal recently (recession-driven workforce dislocation?), so I thought I’d share a few thoughts that might help frame this critical decision. I have concluded that being an entrepreneur is an irrational state of being. If […] -
Startups Need Relationships Before They Ask for Money
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleIt’s a better long-term strategy. -
Startups Can’t Revolve Around Their Founders If They Want to Succeed
Founders Digital ArticleThe company has to transcend any one individual. -
How to Bring in a New CEO for Your Startup
Succession planning Digital ArticleSeven pieces of advice. -
For Founders, Preparation Trumps Passion
Founders Magazine ArticleWhy enthusiasm in entrepreneurs is overrated -
What Angel Investors Value Most When Choosing What to Fund
Entrepreneurial finance Digital ArticleIt’s founders, research shows. -
Don’t Wait Too Long to Become an Entrepreneur
Career planning Digital ArticleAre you one of the many executives who’d love to leave the corporate battleship to skipper a speedy, nimble start-up? And are you using a variety of rationales for why it’s not yet time to go? Reasons such as: I need to work on my résumé, acquire more credibility, learn to manage better, figure out […] -
Great Entrepreneurs Pick Great Markets
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleAttractive markets are about more than size and growth.