Most startups have problems and I’ve seen many fail for so many reasons. Off the top of my head, here are the first 20 reasons I can think of: Never actually launched the product Founders fighting or working badly together Single founder was not able to do (or hire) key jobs Launched a “bad” product […]
Entrepreneurship
What percentage of ideas submitted to venture capitalists are rubbish?
Introduction In this article, we asked several venture capitals this intriguing question – what percentage of ideas submitted to Venture Capitalists are rubbish? Who else is in a much better position than the ones who vet these ideas everyday! Andrew, VC, Silicon Valley No way to really know, of course, you’ll be stuck with anecdotal […]
Business Lessons to Learn from the Kardashians
When it comes to business and people, there really isn’t much of a difference between them. The only difference is that personal brands, on average, tend to last longer than companies do. Both parties embrace branding, marketing and sales. They just do them in a slightly different way. But if companies were to embrace what […]
Lessons to Learn in the Corporate World As an Introvert
(This is a guest post.) The corporate world, at least what I’ve seen of it, is a funny thing. It is culturally tailor-made for extroverts, but you still need to get a lot of work done which isn’t possible if you’re very involved in chatter (even if it isn’t idle). One of the biggest lessons […]
10 Business Lessons to Learn from the Beatles
I’d recommend reading Larry Lange’s “The Beatles Way: Fab Wisdom for Everyday Life” – a pretty interesting, light, non-preachy book on the subject. I don’t have the book with me, but some takeaway points I remember: Build the best team that you can find Ditch your Pete Best for a better Ringo. Be willing […]
What’s the craziest thing you have said to your boss?
Thomas, Manager I started as the only person in the tech department of a consulting and training company. The company had just spent about $30K (if I recall accurately) on a nice looking, but not at all user friendly new website design. It had been languishing for months due to the company they’d contracted dragging […]
Business Lessons to Learn from Jay-Z
At a young age I simply enjoyed his music. He knew how to create tracks that you could not only bob your head to but also relate to in one way or another. As his music matured and he began creating his legacy rather than just a hip-hop career; my opinion of Jay-Z went from, […]
Business Lessons to Learn from Walt Disney
In this series of lessons we can learn from the greats, we turn to the one of the greatest entertainers of all time – Walt Disney – who built an empire of fun, love and excitement. This article covers: How did Walt Disney and The Walt Disney Company become so successful? Additional Business Lessons to […]