Archive for May 30th, 2004

Lessons of a Serial Entrepreneur

Dan Brinklin: “Don’t wait to get started. Or at least understand that if you wait, you may have less flexibility in making trade­offs between the business and your standard of living. MBA students often ask me whether they should start a business right after graduation or wait until they have more experience. The answer depends [...]

 

Professional Entrepreneurs

Serial Entrepreneur: “People starting on the entrepreneurial path should, I believe, make a conscious decision that they are not just starting a business, but instead, consider that they are starting a career as a professional entrepreneur. Even if it goes big-time first time, the first business will not be the last and the less personal [...]

 

Some Cures for a Crappy Day

Decker Marketing: First: Stand up. (Then jump around.) Go for a walk, go for a run. It’s been proven that upping endorphins opens up the blood vessels, which leads to clearer thinking. Overcome a fear, and stagnation goes out the window. What scares you? Simply do it. It’s a rush. Talk to a child, think [...]