Several years ago I taught an undergraduate class in business leadership at Queens College. From the beginning I had, what to the students seemed a revolutionary policy: You always got a chance to re-write your essay. If you didn’t like … Continue reading
22. One successful entrepreneur I know well has a wonderful quality, namely that he never, ever compares himself to other people. He just does his own thing, which actually serves him rather well. Just because his competitor has bought himself … Continue reading
We work really hard for 40 to 45 hours a week, but we believe in people having strong personal lives. Over the past six years, there have been maybe five times I’ve spoken with Steve before 8 a.m., after 5 … Continue reading
It’s so tempting to start drawing maps for people. It makes them happy and it makes me feel smart. But resisting that temptation is the right thing to do, because once someone does it on their own a few times, … Continue reading
Image via Wikipedia There’s been some anxious moments the last few weeks in the startup I’m working on. It’s the typical fears that you deal with in this stage of a startup (basically, what if we fail?). I’ve been deep down … Continue reading
Image by bitzcelt via Flickr We are now less than one week away from the end of 2009, and the first decade of the 2000′s. As I look back on 2009, there are a lot of great lessons, ups and … Continue reading
Those who are waiting for this recession to end so someone can again hand them work could have a long wait. Those with the imagination to make themselves untouchables — to invent smarter ways to do old jobs, energy-saving ways … Continue reading
Image by makoworks via Flickr I stumbled on to this great blog post by @msuster talking about what it takes to be an entrepreneur. His post can be summarized in four letters, JFDI, which stands for Just F**King Do It. … Continue reading
Image via Wikipedia I’ve had the pleasure of having front row seats to watch my friend Jason develop his business Jackthreads (check it out, it’s a private shopping community) over the last 4 or so years. Things are going very … Continue reading
http://blip.tv/play/g_RIga7ZfQA%2Em4v via mixergy.com Jerry is just an awesome dude who I have the pleasure of learning from and working with on a regular basis. I’ve learned so much from him both in life and in business, and as a big … Continue reading