Finding the ”where” of success
In Rich Karlgaard’s book, Life 2.0, he focuses on how people have transformed their lives by moving to…
The power of ‘Word of Mouth’
Have you seen the results of a study done by Intelliseek and Forrester this fall? The study indicates…
Running late for the meeting
Every now and then, we throw a scenario your way–a common scenario from everyday business dealings. Here’s one…
Back from L.A., Looking for Mentors
We returned from our KABC radio seminar in L.A. with moderator Al Rantel with renewed excitement. We were…
‘I Have a Problem!’ (Or Do You?!)
Walk the halls of StartupNation and you feel like you’re living in a case study about entrepreneurship. Just…
Dropped Cell Phone Call
We had a great radio show this weekend filled with coaching and stories from callers about their exploits…
How Would You Use Community Boards?
If you haven’t noticed, our Blogs have received a bunch of comments from fellow entrepreneurs in recent weeks.…
Who’s Hiring Santa Claus this Year?
OK, we’re putting the word out to help one of our community members–you can read her article in…
A way to see if something is patented
Received this email this week… —–Original Message—– From: Sharon Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:31 AM message: Where…
Certain words are creeping into your vocabulary…
First of all, can you name the musical from which the headline of this blog entry hails? Sorry…
Fleshing out our latest promotion
Well, the "Fleshers" have it. They’ve won the battle (see previous entry, "War of words"). Thanks for the…
Flesh out or Flush out: The War of Words
Well folks, it’s time to go public with this debate (and maybe even resolve it). The conflict revolves…
Everyone Says They Want the Big Order
Everyone says they want the big order. But beyond all the techniques and tricks of the trade you’ve…
Big Changes for a Key Employee.. and your reaction
Continuing on the theme of throwing scenarios at you that you respond to, here’s one that we (as…
Lunch from hell
We’ve been to some real doozies of business lunch meetings…including some awkward situations where we had to make…
An opportunity to work with a fellow entrepreneur
An entrepreneur named "Matt S." contacted us this week. He’s looking for help. Here was his initial email…
Incredible outpouring of help
We owe a BIG thanks to the people who stepped up last week as volunteers to test drive…
Knowing the right moment to start up your dream business
How do you know the right moment to actually make the leap–to start your dream business? One of…
Website Traffic Tips from Overstock.com founder
This past weekend on StartupNation Radio we were joined by guest host, Patrick Byrne, founder and CEO of…
Shedding light on an unforgettable impression
Following on the theme of our previous blog entry, you might get a kick out of this story.…