Oh, to be a Young Entrepreneur Again…
Starting a business right out of college has challenges — being light on experience and low on cash come immediately to mind. But it offers a very important advantage. These young entrepreneurs have...
View ArticleApplying Traction to Small Consulting Business
I read Traction in April 2010 and started applying it to my consulting business. We are an information technology consulting firm, with 10 consultants (including me) working on around 5 projects at any...
View ArticleAs Close To a Silver Bullet As You Will Find
By John C (New Orleans) Over the years I have worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs and their businesses. There in one thing all of them had in common – they all fell well short of the hopes and...
View ArticleThe Shadowy World of iPhone Cases
By Douglas MacMillan[1] and Adam Satariano[2] In the weeks leading up to Apple’s Oct. 4 announcement about the new iPhone 4S, Tim Hickman lived and breathed rumors about the device. His company, Hard...
View ArticleThe ONE Book you need to read if you have your own business or think of...
By Nari K. (Pleasanton, CA USA) I had the pleasure of reading this book “Traction” over the weekend! I wish I had read it two decades ago. Could have been useful in every small company I have been part...
View ArticleGet the Mentoring Equation Right
This post was co-authored with Bob Moesta. While it’s written from my perspective, he was central to the development of the idea. Bob is the Managing Partner of The Re-Wired Group in Detroit, an...
View ArticleHitting the Ceiling – Reaching Your Limits as a Business Owner
Barbara Taylor runs a retail coffee and espresso business in Arkansas. She wrote a post in the small business section of the New York Times in June 2011, entitled Reaching Your Limits As A Business...
View ArticleAre You Tough Enough to Build a Strong Leadership Team?
Having now worked very closely with over 100 companies, I find it easy to provide some very interesting stats on a percentage basis. One, which is the subject of this message, has to do with changes to...
View ArticleGetting on the Same Page
It isn’t easy to get your team on the same page when it comes to meeting business goals and driving revenue. Without setting clear expectations and outlining your goals, teams often lose direction and...
View ArticleThe Right Mindset for Success
An interview with Carol Dweck, professor at Stanford University and author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success[1]. Download this podcast[2] Posting Guidelines We hope the conversations that take...
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