Archive for October 11th, 2005

Is Dignity Deadly?

Creating Passionate Users: What goes away when a company moves past the start-up phase? Living only on take-out and caffeine. Working in a [small] living room. Crazy, stupid, unprofessional behavior. Wearing nothing but shorts and ripped t-shirts. Is this a good thing? Hacker-turned-start-up-investor Paul Graham doesn’t think so. via Ken Dyck.

 

What Percentage of People Work From Home?

Work at Home Business Opportunities: In New Jersey, the most recent census indicated that 106,000 – 2.7% of the population – work from home. Nationwide the number is expected to jump to 15 million by 2008.

 

100 Tips to Improve Your Business

BizzBangBuzz: This excellent and comprehensive list of tips from Entrepreneur.com serves as a checklist with explanation for achieving your business (and life) goals.

 

Ideas From Everyday Life

Jeff Cornwall: Many aspiring entrepreneurs may have the passion to strike off on their own, but they sometimes lack the business idea to make it happen. Most of the time they are trying too hard to find the “next Microsoft” or invent the “next iPod.” … Don’t over think of ideas for new businesses. The [...]

 

What Network Marketing Is Not

Daegan Smith: There are so many misconceptions flying around out there about what network marketing is or is not. Let’s take a few seconds to review what network marketing is NOT. Network Marketing is NOT an Illegal Pyramid scheme Pyramid schemes and network marketing are not the same thing in any way shape or form. [...]

 

The Business Opportunities Weblog Network Adds Two New Blogs The Business Opportunities Weblog Network Adds Two New Blogs

I’m very excited to announce the addition of two new blogs, and two new bloggers, to the Business Opportunities Weblog family of blogs. The new sites, MLM Business Opportunities Blog and Work at Home Business Opportunities will focus on their niche topics, and allow me more time to focus on what I do best: big [...]

 

Entrepreneur Exchange Wiki

Brad Feld: Ross Mayfield – CEO of Socialtext – just put up a new wiki called Entrepreneur Exchange.  He’s seeded it with a number of links from around the VC / entrepreneur blogging set – see the Venture Capital and StartUp Kit categories for examples.  Contribute freely!