Entrepreneurship

Forbes just summarized a report titled “The Vital Entrepreneur: High Impact At It’s Best” by Ernst & Young and The Kauffman Foundation For Entrepreneurship. The top 5 strengths as reported by some of the top entrepreneurs in the U.S. are: Ability to communicate vision and instill passion Ability to identify and develop talent Ability to see…

I have to admit, I recently learned really what a pro forma is. But I do know that knowing the cost, benefits and the upsides for new projects, or deals, is absolutely vital. I’ve learned this the hard way. For me it’s making sure you really weigh the cost with the potential of the opportunity.…

Just posted 6 ways to make the most of the rest of 2013 at the iThemes blog, but here is a snippet: Review your goals for 2013 –– you have about 4 months left in 2013 to accomplish the goals you set for yourself earlier this year. See where you are and how far you’ve…

So after publishing my rough draft of the New Rules of Entrepreneurship, I thought I might have left out something substantial — the benefits. I probably didn’t include them in the original draft, simply because I feel the rules are our responsibility, you know, the one about being decent human beings, regardless of the benefits.…

I’m pretty fed up with the current playbook for entrepreneurs. Somehow we’ve gotten into this rut of a jacked up mindset that the key to success is to bulldoze people to get what we really want. We put profits over people. We make decisions that help us get where we want, at the increasing expense…