Tag: Entrepreneurship
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What Does “Being your Own Boss” Really Mean?
A Rarely Voiced Perspective on Personal and Professional Self-Governance A split image that contrasts a traditional office environment with an entrepreneurial workspace. “I want to be my own boss” is an aspiration that motivates so many people, both young and old — while also selling 1,000,000’s of mediocre books and drop-shipping master classes. Professionals working within hierarchical…
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What Actually Makes Demos, MVPs and Full-products Different?
Definitions for Demos, MVPs and Full-builds to help you determine which one your startup needs Photo by Startup Stock Photos from Pexels Word definitions are really, really important. When I ask the barista for my “large cold-brew, no milk and no sugar” each morning, 2-minutes later I’ll have exactly what I asked for. The reason that works…
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How to Better Describe Your Startup
5 strategies for describing startups that don’t involve buzzwords, non-words, and other marketing speak Let’s role-play. I’m a successful investor, and you’re an aspiring startup founder. We’ve bumped into one another at your favorite coffee-shop and strike up a conversation as the barista extracts my double-espresso. The relationship dynamic becomes clear; you want my money…
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Why You Need to Set Your Own Goals
Photo by picjumbo.com from Pexels I often ask people who I respect for advice. Life-advice, especially! I tell myself that I’m seeking guidance. However, that’s rarely true. I’m usually seeking instruction. Ask yourself the following question, “do the people I respect or consider successful know what’s best for me?” More often than not, we ask those…