Pull Up Your Bootstraps and Work Harder
Both of my grandfathers were entrepreneurs, men who started and ran one or more small businesses to support their families. They didn't create huge companies, but built lifestyle businesses that added...
View Article12 Lessons Learned from 4 Award-Winning Startup Entrepreneurs
On Thursday, January 12th, 2012 the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) invited four of theTop 25 Under 5 award winners from 2011 to share some of the lessons they've learned while starting,...
View ArticleFifty 2nd Graders, 10 Pies, and a Rock Star
To help more than 50 second graders learn basic economic and business principles, my daughter's elementary school held a bazaar where each student sells goods and services to their classmates.read more
View ArticleNothing Is Below You
I used to work for an organization with tens of thousands of employees, and one day per year the highest paid executives would work alongside the lowest paid employees. It was a way for the leaders to...
View Article1 Forgotten Characteristic of Entrepreneurs
In a recent speech at UVEF, Tony Zito of mediaFORGE identified three commonly recited characteristics of successful entrepreneurs: skill, timing, and luck. But he spent no more time on any of...
View ArticleThe Downfall of Less Difficult, Less Expensive, and Less Risky
I just finished reading Norm Brodsky's article from the March 2012 issue of INC. He directly addresses a growing concern among 9 out of every 10 entrepreneurs he meets. They're starting web-based and...
View ArticleLessons Learned from 3 Successful Entrepreneurs
I was part of a great event last week that featured 3 entrepreneurs (here's a picture of me hosting the event). Each shared three of their top lessons learned during the process of starting,...
View ArticleReview of the Lean Start Up
While reading The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, I found I underlined many sentences and wrote many notes in the margins. Before I tell you the most valuable nuggets I learned, first let me give my review:...
View Article3 Must-Haves for NBA Coaches & Entrepreneurs
I listened to Jacque Vaughn, the new head coach of the Orlando Magic, talk about the three attitudes he needs each of his players to have. He's been handed an interesting group of players, and he made...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs, Drummers, and Merry Christmas
On my way home from driving my daughter to school last week a particularly beautiful rendition of “The Little Drummer Boy” came on the radio. The song has always has always touched me deeply,...
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