A Totally True Spooky Startup Legend
Submitted for your consideration during this Halloween season. A true spooky startup legend. A teenage boy and his…
The Evils of Multi-Slacking
Home entrepreneurs are highly efficient people. They have to be; if they miss that mortgage payment, they lose the “home”…
Stella’s Startup Cycle
I have found that inventing, starting a business up, and other entrepreneurially thingies follow the same emotional pattern as your…
An Entrepreneur’s Day Out or Why I Shop Alone
Entrepreneurs are different, that’s a common theme on Startup Nation. We work differently. We think differently. And, by…
Now I’m the Expert
Have you got those calls yet? You know, the calls or the in-the-grocery-store chats from your old co-workers,…
What Part of Work From Home Don’t You Understand
I have a slight problem with the whole home-entrepreneur gig. Apparently, to you, me, and the rest of…
Everyone Assume Financial Crash Position
Ever watch Airplane? Or did I just reveal my status as dinosaur. (If I didn’t, my kids will…
Why We Had Kids… For Social Networking Help
I guess my husband and I always had in the back of our heads that we would have…
It’s His Tailgate Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To
My husband is hosting a tailgate party tomorrow for a group of his co-workers, or co-drinkers as the case…
Top Ten “First Things My Evil Assistant Would Do”
Rich has asked what would the first thing my assistant would do. Unfortunately, the first things my assistants…
Startup Attention Deficit Disorder
Scientists are now studying Startup Attention Deficit Disorder – a condition that causes entrepreneurs to start up new…
Did I Just Get an Eye Roll?
Labor Day weekend is coming, which means the in-laws are coming–or as I like to call them the…
Singing The End of Summer Blues.
I hate to see summer go. Why? The hot days? Nah. The ample sunshine? Uh-huh. The carefree days?…
Anyone Else Have That Synching Feeling?
I have a rule: the number of things you have to do will increase in an exponential proportion…
I’m a Square Who’s Behind the Curve
I’m not a techno-phobe; I don’t fear technology. I hate it. Or it hates me. Either, or. Yesterday…
My Social Networks Don’t Work At All
Don’t get me wrong. I love to network. I love to go do the face-to-face with clients and…
Why Business and Chips Don’t Mix
Does anyone else have mornings like this? You see, the problem with home-based business is that the kitchen…
Where’s the Flair? Could Coworking Be Office Space II
Have you heard about Coworking, or have I been held captive to the whims of my underfed and long-suffering family…
What I Learned About Entrepreneurship From My Dog
It’s amazing where–and from whom–you pick up lessons about running your own business. I found one today just…
Did Bill Gates Start His Day This Way?
I woke up this morning–and “woke” is a very relative term–to find a nice present from our dog…