Finding success as an older entrepreneur
02 Dec 2014
After having a successful career in Corporate America, running a small business is going to be easy for an older entrepreneur, right? Not really...
Why can’t I get anything done?
12 Apr 2007
I have so much to do today, but the gods of entrepreneurism are not on my side. My car unexpectedly developed a crunchy noise, so I spent most of the...Read More
Love Is the Killer App
23 Jan 2007
Step aside, email. Internet? You ain’t got game. iPhone sounds sweet, but doesn’t even come close to the real killer app – that business application that holds the true power...Read More
The Power of “You”
22 Jan 2007
Did any of you catch the "Time Magazine" "Person of the Year" feature? The Person of the Year according to "Time" in 2006 was….."YOU". Now sometimes I think "Time" tries...Read More
It Still Smells at StartupNation HQ
19 Jan 2007
Entrepreneurs need those unique and unexpected diversions in order to shake them out of their daily intensity and provide a proper perspective and the proverbial “looking at things from a...Read More
Former Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble has got it goin’ on
21 Jul 2006
Uber blogger Robert Scoble announced last month that he was leaving the "comfy?" corporate world of Microsoft to join a startup – mentioned us in his blog Scobleizer. Now here’s...Read More
Does your business plan include an exit strategy?
10 Jul 2006
I was reading an article on WashingtonPost.com about how social search startups have sprung up to fill in the gaps that the larger search engines like Google and Yahoo! have...Read More
Entrepreneurs need to turn it off to turn it on
30 May 2006
Entrepreneurs often don’t but they especially should. And when they do, they don’t really, at least not completely. (I’m reminding myself of Yogi Berra’s famous quotes – my favorite: "If...Read More
Small business owners are contestants in the real American Idol
30 May 2006
I never watched American Idol. But I’m sure many of you have. I want to know if the show has anything to teach us about running our businesses and our...Read More
A “normal” day for an entrepreneur
17 May 2006
• Caffeine-up • Follow up with customers • Analyze website traffic • Move forward on strategy for growing customer base • Tweak strategy for growing customer base • Manage accounting...Read More
