Remember, it’s not the idea, it’s the execution that matters: In fact, execution is probably one of the biggest competitive advantages that startups typically overlook. Investors would always rather have an “A†entrepreneur with a “B†idea than a “B’ entrepreneur with an “A†idea. This is why investors always rate the management team as […]
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The following is a guest post by Alex Genadinik. Many people want to start their own business. Unfortunately, it is often difficult to know what kind of business is the right one to get into, and many people struggle because they feel that they do not have a good business idea. In this article, we
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Red and Black: Some people see a tacky Christmas sweater and laugh or scoff, but Ann Blackman looked at a tacky Christmas sweater and saw dollar signs. Blackman is the owner of My Ugly Christmas Sweater, a business that buys, embellishes and then sells hideous holiday apparel. This unconventional company gained widespread popularity and now
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Inc.: Imagine you’ve agreed to give advice to a group of business students but you can’t think of a theme. Here’s a guaranteed winner: Go with “Follow your passions… and do what you love!” That’s advice everyone loves to hear. You’ll kill. You’ll also be wrong. “Telling someone to follow their passion–from an entrepreneur’s point
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Northern Nevada Business Weekly: A local version of “Shark Tank†is coming to Nevada. The TV show in which budding entrepreneurs fast pitch their business ideas to a team of investors is being replicated in a $100,000 contest sponsored by the Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization (NIREC) and the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic
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I asked, the other day on Google Plus: Have you seen any good business ideas in your local newspaper or in any of the sites you read today? A reader responded: No, but I was too busy at work to really do any reading. Which reminds me, I saw lots of bad business ideas when
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