Archive for August 21st, 2005
Selling Oil Changes Door to Door
One year ago today: Selling oil changes door to door.
A Reality Check Before Starting A Home Business
Kirk Bannerman: There are a tremendous number of home business and work at home opportunities offered on the Internet. Many of these are all hype and try to convince you that you will be making huge amounts of money in very little time (you know, stuff like … “you will be making $5,000 per week, [...]
Lifestylepreneur: All of my self-employed clients and everyone I talk to who has made the leap vividly recall the fear and doubt they went through as part of their journey. Clients who are still on the fence struggle with the fear of the unknown: ‘What will happen to me if I leave my safe job?’ [...]
Technology Futurist: Tom Evslin wrote a great insight on a piece authored by Bernard Moon on who to hire for a startup. Both stories are great – I liked particularly the quote given by John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins: “You must ask, ‘Are these the people I want to be in trouble with for the next 5, 10, [...]
The Value of Attending Conferences
Dave Taylor: But here’s my tip for you: conferences aren’t about the sessions, the talks, or the demos, and it doesn’t really matter if you attend the vendor exhibition. Conferences are all about the breaks, the dinners, the bar at the conference hotel after the day’s done. Why? Because the so-called educational aspect of a [...]
