Archive for September 8th, 2005
Jennifer Lawton in Entrepreneur’s Byline: For entrepreneurs who don’t have a plan, it’s OK! But… don’t just wash your hands of it. In the early days, when NDA had a “no-plan plan,” that might have been too little. Now that we have many plans, perhaps that is too much: we need to make sure planning [...]
Hispanic Business: Martha Llamas began her career as a cleaning lady in office buildings making $5.50 an hour. Today, she owns her own company employing 60 people and grossing more than $1 million annually. “I never dreamed of getting paid what I’m getting paid now,” says Ms. Llamas of Mesa, Arizona. Ten years after going [...]
Starting Something : An Entrepreneurs Tale of Control, Confrontation Corporate Culture
Amazon: In 1996, when architect/designer/visionary hipster Wayne McVicker and a partner launched the healthcare website, Neoforma.com, he just wanted to live the life of a creative entrepreneur while helping make the world a better place. He soon realized that he’d climbed aboard a careening, billion-dollar roller coaster ride. This is a story of survival in [...]
