Most startups fail for one of the following reasons:
Poor Management Acumen
Many entrepreneurs start relatively early and consequently do not have a lot of management experience under their belt. Often they are technical experts and lack business acumen, and either cannot or will not bring in the resources necessary for success. This one is key, because [...]
I’ve been very busy lately, and consequently lagging on my writing. I have several drafts that are taking more time to come together than anticipated. That being said, a distraction for me is staying current on some great conversations around entrepreneurs. This post came across my desk, and I thought it should be shared. Maria [...]
I saw this great post on the blog called Conversation Agent – “7 Keys to Social Branding”. The post struck me because I thought it full of common sense. Not everyone understands or appreciates social branding or social media, but what the author, Tamsen McMahon, talks about is helping the customer understand your company, and this could [...]
I ‘ve walked by this sign more times than I can count and I finally had to take a picture. I know from talking to the manager’s that their desire is, understandably, to sign clients to a one year membership. However, they do not have too many takers – most clients are selecting the six [...]
Everywhere you look, signs are bombarding you with information that you must interpret, determine if it applies to you. Does it apply now, or in the future? Are you required to act, or is the transfer of knowledge all that is required? I could draw a process map, because sometimes life gets complicated.
Behaviors need [...]
I recently attended a panel on start-up funding, and while this information is mostly common sense, its always good to be reminded. So here’s a quick summary of my notes along with my own commentary thrown in.
Prepare, prepare, prepare
Be ready for the pitch, and remember you are making a sale, but at the end of [...]
Key note speech by Jack Shaw, President of Intelligent Healthcare Technologies on accelerating innovation. Thoughtful and thought provoking speech, but be prepared, its over an hour.
With the economy starting to grow once again, companies that want to position themselves for success need to have an edge on the competition. To do so, they need be plan for growth.
Some ideas to consider:
Invest in New Technology – Have the new technology in place to streamline process and add customers with little incremental [...]
From the July 2009 issue of FastCompany Magazine came Adam Werbach’s list of Nature’s 10 Simple Rules for Business. I thought they were worth repeating.
From the emerging fields of biomechanics and biomimicry, scientists are decoding rules that businesses can apply so they become as hardy and long lasting as a forest. Nature, after all, has [...]
At a recent conference, representatives from various federal and local agencies spoke on the state of the economy, suggestions for contracting with the government. In the event that you were not sitting next to me, I wanted to pass along the great information that I learned.
Most of the money that has been earmarked as stimulus [...]
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