Entrepreneurship
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Why Cheap Is So Expensive?
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The False Economy: Why What We Think Is Cheap Costs Us Everything – Cheap is Expensive!
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“What Makes a Great Keynote Speaker (And Why It’s Not Just About Motivation)”
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I’ve sat in a lot of conference seats, just like you. I’ve listened to speakers who blew my mind… and some who made me check my watch every five minutes. If you’re planning an event, you already know—a great speaker can make or break the experience. But what actually makes a speaker great? Spoiler alert:…
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How I Became a Speaker (Without Ever Planning To Be One)
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If you had told me years ago that I’d be standing on stages, speaking to companies, entrepreneurs, and sales teams across the country, I would’ve laughed. Speaking wasn’t the goal. Solving problems was. But life has a way of pulling you toward what you’re meant to do, whether you plan for it or not. From…
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To Be Funded Or Not To Be Funded – That Is The Question #entrepreneurship
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A Little Background I teach Entrepreneurship in Computer Science in what I like to call modules (see below). Each builds on the other to come to make a point at the end of the semester which is a fully vetted and formed business idea with the ability to communicate and sell (that’s right – I…
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Why Salespeople Don’t Listen – #sales #salestraining
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I can’t tell you how many times I have said that an article, book, seminar, webinar, or conversation… needs drama. I typically get a laugh which isn’t what I am really going for. When I announce something is about ready to get dramatic, it’s a warning. Be warned that this article has what on the surface…
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Why People In Corporate America Struggle As #Entrepreneurs
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I am lucky, a week doesn’t go by where I don’t get a pitch from someone about a great idea for a business…. If you think I am making fun of them… I am not because they believe it’s the greatest idea ever and they have that new passion that I love. I wouldn’t, however,…
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The #Entrepreneur’s Greatest Asset – Risk Verses Uncertainty – #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur
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I think there has been somewhat of a misunderstanding with entrepreneurs and the outside world. Starting and growing a business is what most would label as too risky. Risk My issue is, the more that I get to know and meet successful entrepreneurs the less I know them as “risk-takers”. Far from it, especially if…
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What is Digital Labor? #innovation #automation
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Several things put me in a unique situation to learn. One is teaching at a University. I hope it doesn’t seem odd that when I teach I learn. There is a lot of preparation and the University gives me access to some great minds and thinking. The other is my level of travel. I go…
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The Tenet of Creative Destruction and Its Role In Innovation – #innovation #entrepreneurship
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Innovation is one of those terms that people through around way too much. It’s like success and goal setting or even love. One of the things that I stress to my students or anyone that will listen to me is, “How do you know you are being innovative?” Answer The simple answer that people give…
