Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is …
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Was reading the incredibly awesome book Decoding Greatness and stopped in my tracks at this quote at the difference between managers and entrepreneurs according to the late HBR professor Clayton Christensen’s research: Founders question; managers comply. Unpacking that further …. the author writes: Founders ask big-picture questions (“What’s the real problem here?”), pose what-if scenarios…
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I’m not a fighter. I was in one fight in my life and I lost … soundly. It was in middle school. And I got a black eye and all. Lesson learned. I am a Typer, not a Fighter. These hands are delicate! So I vowed never to fight again or if I have to,…
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… is entrepreneurship. No matter if they don’t choose to be an entrepreneur, I want them to learn the mindset and skillset of the entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship is THE essential skill for the next generation. Here’s why: We are hip deep in the age of rapid change and disruption. And we have to learn how to…
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Warning: I could be popping your balloon with this post. But it’s truth I need to hear often. And it could go under “Ideas Suck, Reason #1095.” Great businesses don’t start with great ideas.They start with great needs. Too often I hear about someone’s “great idea.” We think we are Genius Inventors. But ideas are…
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Early in my business someone asked me at a conference, “Do you have an exit plan?” In my incredulousness, I answered quickly: “No. I spent my whole career trying to find the perfect gig and I have it now. Why would I want that to ever end?!” But fast forward to January 2018, and it…