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Do One Thing And Do It Well

March 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Business, business ideas, Business Practices, entrepreneurs, start-ups

If there’s one thing to remember while coming up with a new business, a new app, a new service, whatever it may be…remember this one thing. Do one thing and do it well. It’s easy to think of all the things you want to have in an app or all the services you may want [...]

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The Real Life of an Entrepreneur

January 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Business, Careers, entrepreneurs, start-ups

To be an entrepreneur or to stick with Corporate America…quite a question, huh? Just recently a friend (this one is dedicated to you Eggman) sent me an article that was basically bemoaning the fact that being an entrepreneur does not give you freedom but instead does just the opposite. Being an entrepreneur, having lived in [...]

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The Barriers To Entry Are Gone. Do Something About It.

November 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Business, business ideas, emerging markets, entrepreneurs, Hardware, Inventions, Inventions, Software, start-ups

Technology is advancing at such a rate that the barriers to entry for so many industries are dropping to a point where they are nearly negligible. What does this mean? It means that anyone with a good idea and the balls to actually go for something big (or just the time and talent to go [...]

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Being Patient, Being Creative, Being Small

October 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, entrepreneurs, start-ups

Be patient, stay creative, and run your operation with bare-bones resources. It’s a all possible believe it or not! Three topics, seemingly unrelated, yet all quite relevant to any entrepreneur or business. Taken individually, they all make sense. Put them together and you’ve got a great recipe for success. First, let’s discuss creativity. When I [...]

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Hit the Reset Button…All of Them

August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Business, entrepreneurs, Other

Hit your reset button and keep fresh. Your body needs it just as our computers can use a good reset every now and then. Quick random side note: I just finished putting a post up at WaxPorhetoric.com talking about keeping your eyes and mind open to new opportunities. I feel this is quite relevant in [...]

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The Land of Opportunity: Where Is It?

August 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, entrepreneurs, start-ups

We’ve all heard that the United States is the land of opportunity. Is that still true? Seems to me that we’re in one hell of a recession right now. Is it still possible to create something and make an amazing fortune like the Rockefeller, Carnegie, Ford, Vanderbilt? Perhaps we should ask Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, [...]

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How Laughing At Yourself Helps Business

July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, entrepreneurs

Having the ability to laugh at yourself can help you in your business ventures, be it an entrepreneurial venture or any other venture in business no matter what the task is. It’s true. Even the entrepreneur, I know this to be true. Having also applied this while working for other people I know it has [...]

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Getting Back To The Grind

October 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, business ideas, entrepreneurs, mobile phones, Reviews, smartphones, Software, Technology

After a rather long hiatus (3 months or so since anything substantial?) I am about to get back to the grind. The past three months of my life have been spent spending as much time with my mother as possible after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Last week she passed away with dignity and [...]

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New Venture Spotlight: Give Me a Mac

May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Business, business ideas, entrepreneurs, Hardware, start-ups, Technology

Give Me a Mac (www.GiveMeAMac.com) is a new venture that just launched their website yesterday. What started out as a plea for a new Mac from any generous donor is already morphing into a non-profit organization that will help underprivileged people everywhere that also need a computer. The lofty goals of Give Me a Mac [...]

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Remember To Network No Matter Where You Are

May 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Business, Business Practices, Deals, entrepreneurs

Remember when you are out and about that you can find opportunities left and right to help your business out. Many people think you have to go to scheduled networking events and formal networking events to meet the people you need. However I must admit as an entrepreneur that I’ve had more success meeting people [...]

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