– Achievements: 1) Encyclone-pedia, 2) Program’g, 3) 1st Product, 4) Internship, 5) Night Club, 6) double Major, 7) Zip2 $300M, 8) PayPal, 9) SpaceX, 10) Musk Foundation, 11) Tesla, 12) Solar City, 13) $B NASA Contract, 14) Hyperloop, 15) Open AI, 16) PowerWall (or PowerBall? 17) a very Boring Co …
Role-Model, Purpose, Creative, Collaborative, Innovation, Decisive, Flexible, Pick Winners, High Standards, Passion, Confidence, Value, Think Big, “For me it was never about money, but solving problems for the future of humanity. “I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and …
Competition Quotes: “It’s good to have at least a little competition; it pushes you to do better. “Don’t bother doing something unless you’re radically different from the competition.” “Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately kill themselves. Those that focus on Value creation will thrive. “If we can keep …
Personal Savings, Retirement Accounts, Friends & Family, Personal Loan, Credit Cards, Grants, Bank Loan, Angels, Crowd-Funding, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, GoFundMe, Funding Contest, Peer-to-Peer Lending, MicroLoan, Kiva, Accion, Credit, PreSales, PayPal Loan, Final Thoughts When launching a business, the essential components of your success are the innovativeness of your Ideas and your willingness …
ID & Do, Prioritize, EZ = Breezy, Yuk 1st, Breaks, Multi-Task, Time, Collab, Agendas, Snacks, Automation, Social Media, Email, Clutter, Heat, Say “No” + + + + + + 40 Time Wasters. As a Small Business / Startup Owner / Manager, you only have a finite amount of time each …
of Challenges for a Startup or Small Business: Finding Customers, Brand Awareness, Email List, Lead generation, Customer Delight, Hiring Talent, Managing Workflow, Financial Planning, Growing, Customer Service. Failure & Fixes. In the first few years of business, small companies come up against a lot of different challenges. Some are harder …
Outsourcing Quotes: “Do what you do best and outsource the rest.” “Master your strengths, outsource your weaknesses.” “Where the work can be done outside better than inside, Just do it !!! > Outsourcing as a Business Strategy was first started in 1989. Kodak was one the first companies to Outsource …
A. How to attract New Customers: Email & Social Media Marketing, Direct Mail, Advertising, PR, Word-of-Mouth & Referrals, Live Events, eCommerce. B. How to Increase Revenue from Existing Customers: Get Personal, Thank You notes & Holiday greetings; Tailor, Customer Loyalty, Newsletters, Customer Events. C. Critical Components for Marketing Success: unique …
TREND TOPICS: A. FINANCE: 1) Paycheck Protection (PPP), 2) Alternate Sources, B. MARKETING: 3) Social Media, 4) Paid-Placement, 5) Multi-Media, C: Technology: 6) AR & VR, 7) AI & BiG, 8) New Tech, D. HUMAN RESOURCES: 9) Min Wage, 10) Paid Leave, 11) OSHA, 12) Vaccination Policy. Purpose: This article …
Are you starting a business by Boot-Strapping or need ways to stretch your small business marketing budget? Marketing a business doesn’t have to cost a lot. Here are 52 low-cost / high–impact methods to Advertise & Promote your business. Determining how to promote your business can be an ongoing challenge. If your …
“While we don’t know when it’ll come, eventually the Pandemic will end and you need to be prepared. Here’s where to start”. TOPICS: A. SBA Loans to Help you right now. B. 10 Steps to Begin the Post-Pandemic re-building Process: 10 STEPS: 1. Secure the necessary Capital to re-build, 2. …
“Be willing to make the tuff Decisions is the most important quality in a good Leader. “Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be. You’ll be satisfied later. “Effective decision-making can be seen as seeing the realities of the present & insights into the future …
15 Inspirational Quotes to help you Overcome Business Problems 1. Outside forces stand between you & your Goal. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” —Jimmy Dean Country Singer & Sausage 2. You know you have a Solution, …
Startup Quotes from these Books: “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” “Making a product is just an activity, making a profit on a product is the achievement.” “The first one gets the Clam, the second only gets the Shell”. …
CoFounder Quotes: “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney “Innovation distinguishes between a leader & a follower.” – Steve Jobs “Choose a job that you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” “The world is changing very fast. Big …
“One of the best ways to attract capital is to out perform the competition.” “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” “If you have a product/service that is so impressive that it captures the heart of the Investor, they will gladly give you all the $$$ you need.” “Bootstrap for …
Topics: Products, Roles (Not Rolls-Royce), Decisions, Team & Operations. No matter how much Business experience you have, you won’t know everything there is to know about running a business the moment you launch your first startup. There’s a pretty steep learning curve, and odds are – you’ll find yourself saying, …
What would you like to improve about yourself? Although we may not want to admit it publicly I think a lot of us feel like we could use an improvement in our self-confidence. There are actually quite a few practical tips you can use to raise your self confidence. Here …
“When you practice most of these Behaviors, you will find people respect you more and everyone is more productive” Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz Emotional Intelligent Topics: Awareness of your impact, have Emotional control, be more: Empathetic, and Grateful, Change (makes cents, LoL) accept it. let go of Past, Don’t get Offended, be …
“To increase your probability of success, consider these Issues to determine where you are and what you need to do”. Peter /CXO Wiz4.biz Cash Flow, Time, Focus, Don’t Hire – Out-source, Buy or Rent, Test the Market, Fail & try again.Think Outside the Box, Cash Reserves, Network, Never Give Up …
Name of Opportunity [ Idea ] __________________________ Steps to Verify/Qualify Idea: Which? Description, Online Research, SWOT, Buy your Competitor & Online Analysis, Customers, Financial Analysis, Alternatives, Personnel, Legal, Motivation, Vision. #1 Opportunity / Idea a) new Product ( __ ) b) new Market ( __ ) #2 Description: …