This was originally published on radar.oreilly.com, an excellent technology company resource. Entrepreneurial Proverbs – Marc Hedlund I gave a talk at ETech on Monday called “Entrepreneuring for Geeks.” I’ve given this general talk a few times now — how can the more technically minded among us move into making companies of our own? I really
Are you a new entrepreneur or thinking of taking the plunge? Here are 10 sure-fire ways to increase the chances that your new venture is successful. 1. Make sure you are ready, and other key stakeholders in your life are too! Owning and running your own business is neither easy nor boring. It surely is
One of my favorite quotes of all time comes from Thomas Watson, the man who took over IBM and built it from a respectable business machine company into the computer giant it is today. His son, the Jr. version was no slouch. He oversaw the company during some of its greatest growth years and then was
Techcrunch’s Disrupt conference was lucky enough to have Paul Graham, Y-Combinator founder, conduct his famous “office hours” in front of the entire conference for several startup CEO’s. This is a must-watch video for anyone who is interested in starting a company today. From Techcrunch’s Jason Kincaid: Six companies were chosen at random from the TechCrunch Disrupt
Thanks to Tim Ferriss for passing on this excerpt from Peter Guber’s new book “Tell to Win“. Guber is Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, a professor at UCLA, owner of the NBA GoldenState Warriors. We are filled with stories. These stories are powerful and often run us – and they can show up at
From the Business Insider the article below posits that every “healthy” CEO has some level of insecurity. It’s only a total megalomaniac that has no doubts about his or her ability to perform in a demanding role. ??A certain overly coiffed, ex-presidential candidate comes to mind… INSTANT MBA: Good CEOs Are Insecure And Know It Today’s advice comes
The following top 10 list is adapted from Carol Roth’s book The Entrepreneur Equation Are you tired of working for someone else? Do you think starting your own business could set you free? Think again! The failure rate for new businesses is gloomy. In fact, the great majority of businesses (up to 90%) fail within
Antonio Garcia-Martinez is former merchant banker who started AdGrok, a company that makes using online advertising easier for businesses. He wrote this article about what to expect and how to plan for the worst as a startup company. This all applies even more in the high tech space than anywhere, due to the short half lives that