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How to Use Talent Optimization to Build a Better Business

The following is excerpted from “The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness” by Mike Zani, pp. 29-35 (McGraw Hill, July 2021).” Through the hot summer of 2018, Elon Musk, the founder and...

byMike Zani

August 24, 2021

Why Tesla’s Open Source Patent Strategy Reinforces the Importance of Patenting

Elon Musk famously announced in an open letter in June of 2014 that Tesla would “not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.” In Musk’s words, “Technology leadership...

byStephen J. Kontos

April 27, 2021

Worst Practices: How to Learn From the Mistakes of Others (and Avoid Making Them Yourself)

The following is reprinted with permission from "You’re About to Make a Terrible Mistake" by Olivier Sibony, copyright © 2020. Published by Little, Brown Spark, an imprint of Little, Brown Books. StartupNation exclusive discounts and...

byOlivier Sibony

July 14, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Elon Musk SpaceX Rocket (Episode 67)

On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses the inspirational news of Elon Musk's SpaceX launch into orbit, taking Americans back into space for the first time since 2011. The launch has helped cut through...

byStartupNation

June 3, 2020

Financing Made Simple: The Truth About Small Business Financing

How many times have you heard that it’s hard to get funding? It’s a common refrain and every entrepreneur has wondered how to better raise capital. The truth is that it’s not nearly as hard...

byRapid Finance

November 5, 2019

This is Why Empathy is an Essential Leadership Trait for Entrepreneurs

The following is excerpted from "Applied Empathy: The New Language of Leadership" by Michael Ventura. Copyright © 2019 by Michael Ventura. Reprinted by permission of Atria, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Empathy is...

byMichael Ventura

May 21, 2019

Find Your Why and Identify Problems Worth Solving by Collecting and Connecting the Dots

The following is excerpted from "Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters" by Steve Glaveski. Published by Wiley January 2019. All rights reserved. In the past 10 years, I’ve...

bySteve Glaveski

January 29, 2019

The Growing Importance of Personal Branding for Entrepreneurs

For Spencer Rascoff, CEO of Zillow Group, personal branding through social media is a big part of a successful company. “I was focused on corporate culture before it was cool,” he told The New Yorker....

byDaniel Matthews

April 6, 2018

What Many Entrepreneurs Wish They Had Known Earlier

I’ve researched and taught innovation strategy for 20 years, and I’ve spent a great deal of time advising startups, reviewing business plans and helping people think through their innovative and entrepreneurial ideas along the way....

byMelissa Schilling

March 20, 2018

3 Personal Growth Habits to Integrate Into Your Life

There is a difference between successful people and those who are not. While it’s easy to think that successful people got a lucky break or were born with a better disposition, that is hardly ever...

byAmanda Abella

January 31, 2018

How Content Management Helps Your Startup Close Deals and Increase Sales

Startup life isn’t for everyone, but if you like working in a fast-paced environment, getting outside your comfort zone and quoting Elon Musk, then you know you wouldn’t have it any other way. Starting your...

byKara Tiernan

October 5, 2017

Launching a Product: How Promising Hardware Startups Can Beat the Odds

Once labeled the ugly stepchild of venture capital, hardware startups have historically experienced difficulties securing funding. In 2015, hardware companies received less than a quarter of the $4.5 billion VCs invested in software. The game...

byJonathan Chaupin

July 23, 2017

3 Ways to Determine a Startup’s Success

One of the hardest parts of a startup is determining if you’ll ever find success. Entrepreneurs dream of the day their startup will turn a profit or even hit its initial milestones. Startups are the...

byNathan Resnick

September 28, 2016