Learn valuable Strategy & Techniques from this War Game to help you start & grow your business. Topic, Situation, Winning Strategies, Co-opetition, Presentation vs Conversation, Prepared, Winning Recently, I led a team from MIT in the second annual “strategy war game” with Harvard Business School designed to be an …
This post will help you Prep & Execute – Scaling your Startup so that it will be as painless as possible. Scaling your Startup: Viable, Boost Marketing, Automate, Social Media, Out-Source, Hiring, Self-Sufficient Assuming that you’ve successfully started a startup. Scalability is the ability of a startup to grow. …
We have limited Time & $$$, so we need to learn the best way to use it. Set Priorities. SMART Goals & Deadlines, Track, Delegate, Focus, say NO, Meetings, Distractions, Persistance Limited Time. For startup & small business entrepreneurs, with strictly limited budgets & increasingly distractions, making the most …
Selected Quotes from Ben’s original list of Principles of Success Control, Just do it, Small Stuff, Time, Diligence, spending $$$, Funding. Humble Beginnings. Ben Franklin, unlike many of our founding fathers, didn’t come from an aristocratic family. In fact, his journey from teenage runaway to wealthy printer is the epitome …
5 Steps to help you Decide, if the Entrepreneur’s life is for you. Good & Bad Reasons, Primary Skills needed, the right Mindset, Lean before Green, Personal Support, Resources. Have you ever wondered “Should I consider Starting a Business?” In today’s article we start our series on how to start …
What we can learn from a selection from the 100 Most Creative Business People picked in 2016. Dream, go for the Impossible with irresistible Challenges, be Exceptional to beat Competition, help your Cust & others. We discovered “innovators” everywhere from fashion to education, material science to behavioral design. Our honorees …
20 Hard Questions to ask before CrowdFunding your Startup. Value, Unique, Motivate, Tangible, Target, Costing, Flexibility, Fulfillment, Rewards, Demands, Marketing, Risk in CF CrowdFunding seems like the best alternative to the VC & Angel investment community. Instead of creating complex business plans and pitches and hoping influential groups …
Learn these crucial lessons from the ones that came before you – who made it BiG !!! from Zuck, Jobs, Musk, Brin + on Change, Feedback, Opportunities, EQ vs IQ, Plan B/C, Simplicity, Steering to be successful Today, seems like most grads want to be an Entrepreneur. If you do …
From (arguably) the most Successful Entrepreneur of all time – [he’s created >300 companies] on his private Island in the Bahamas. Playful, Listening, Equals, Amazing, your Rhythm, Entrepreneurial Solutions, Delegation, Generosity, Legacy, Take-Away In April of 2015, I joined a group of 25 Successful Entrepreneurs from Maverick 1000 for …
How to get word of mouth advertising to work for you. W.o.M, Think Small, Hiring, Train’g, Fire’g, Rewards, Communicatn, Lead by Example,Focusing on a Long-term Vision +more. We have learned that beyond quality content, our small business customer wants to feel like we are addressing them directly and they …
Using Advocate Marketing to make your customers so happy, that they sell your products for you. Birth of AM [Radio?] ID Category, pick Right Customers, make Happy Customers, set SMART goals, 1/2 Patience, Serialize Advocate Marketing concept is so simple, it makes you wonder why it took …
The 12 do’s & 4 don’ts of picking an aggressive Accelerator. Viable, Mentor, Feedback, Accelerate, prep 4 Financing, Questions, Connection, Reputation, Terms, Intense, Compet & more Accelerators are now an integral part of the startup eco-system. For some – especially 1st-time Founders, it is sort of becoming …
The success of new Business will often depend on its approach to Startup Marketing. Position’g, Brand’g, Web’g, Blog’g, Partner’g, Video’g, SEO’g, Advertising, PR’g Crowd-Sourcing, Speak’g, Brief’g, more The vast majority of startup Founders have little to no experience or marketing or managing a Startup Marketing budget. How do you deal with …
Angels & VCs put their $$$ on the best Team, rather than the best Idea, so Build a Dream Team. Prior experience, Challenges, Expertise, Decisive, Communicator, Confidence, Energy, Investor Contacts, Benefits & more. The top priority of every entrepreneur who wants funding should be Building a Team …
Inspiration to see how other Founders have felt about Starting & Growing a Business. Quotes by: Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Disney, Elon Musk, Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Oprah, Branson, Ray Kroc & more . . . What is an Entrepreneur? an explorer, initiator, challenger & driver. They’re someone …
How to pick an experienced, motivated Board of Advisors to help you thru your Launch Passion & Availability, Be Selective & Specific, Skin is In, Counsel vs Advice, Timing, Respect, Listen & Reward, Equity As an entrepreneur, it’s beneficial to put together a smart, inspired Board of …
All the Research & Planning you will need to make it happen !!! Should I, Spare time, Nurture your Network, Low $$ + Online Resources, Library & Legal, STanD OuT and more. Do you have a Hobby that people want to buy your craft from you? If …
Founders that have been there, done it, and learned the tough lessons you can use !!! Lori Greiner, Shark Tank; Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook; Barb Corcoran, Shark Tank ; Sarah Blakely, Spanx & 8 more. Any aspiring business Founder can learn from the leading, most influential, successful entrepreneurs of our …
Be Insprired by these Founders that are Starting & Growing successful Businesses Starting: Dream BiG, Y Combinator, Airbnb, Ashton Kutcher, Google Ventures, Seed Global, Clearly and more fab Founders. Under 40 & Fabulous. What is it possible to accomplish if you put your mind to it? Starting a new Business? Sometimes …
Find out what startups learned they really needed, but never though of when they started 1. Implementation, 2. Who you Hire, 3. Sales is Job #1, 4. Logistics, 5. Time Mgt, 6. Avoiding Growth ??? 7. saying “No”. It takes more than a great idea and a thorough …
10 Questions to answer before Pitching Investors – to see if you’re ready. Target Market, Customer need, Competitors, your Advantage, Team, prior Success, Progress, Biz Model, Risks, What $$ for? Are you ready for Pitching Investors is one of the most important tasks you’ll ever face in …