Entrepreneurship
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What’s the deal with Success? #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #fintech #success
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I had always wanted to teach a class on success. I consider myself successful – others tell me that I am successful, but I think for the point of this article it’s important that you know that I believe it’s not over for me. I think there is a lot more for me to do and achieve.…
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Where Does Risk Come Into #Entrepreneurship – #Success #Fintech
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When I was in college I thought I was sooooooo smart. I had a very little picture of a bottle Wisk detergent in my dorm room and I would tell anyone who asked “every once in a while you have to take a little Wisk” and I would hand it to them. I know…
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2 Things That Kills Entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship
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Teaching entrepreneurship at UNCC has given me a unique view of success and failure. Years ago, a mentor told me that you learn more from failure than you do from success. I really didn’t know what he was talking about at the time, but I do now. Failure For some reason (probably the pain),…
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What Is The Entrepreneurial Spirit? #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs
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“Entrepreneurship” – it’s one of those terms that a lot of people use without really knowing what it means. It’s easily defined by way of the internet: But, what is it really? The definition changes greatly when you put the word “spirit” with it. Funny Story I was with my fourteen-year-old daughter as she was…
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The One Word That Kills All #Entrepreneurs – #entrepreneurship
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What? One word can’t kill… It’s true. I am at the end of another semester and this one was better than ever. However, three things happen at the end of each semester I teach. I am somewhat sad it’s over – Some of those bright young people who I have enjoyed their energy and effort…
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Email Is KILLING Selling! #sales #selling #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur
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I like to think about selling in the old days. When I started selling, I used sweet technology like a pager. I would connect my pager to my voice mail and whenever someone left me a message it would alert me. I would stop at the nearest pay phone, folks – that’s a phone on the side of…
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Passion Plus – #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #innovation
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I contend that there are two skills that an entrepreneur has to have to be successful. (1) The ability to sell. Not just to customers, which is helpful, but to investors, employees, advisers, partners and most importantly, family. (2) Second, and critically important is a new thing that I have labeled passion plus (passion +).…
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To Be Funded Or Not To Be Funded – That Is The Question #entrepreneurship
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Now that the end of the semester is coming, this week will be the last class before the exam the following week. I could tell the stress and pain on my student’s faces as they entered class last week and instantly recalled my own college pain. I wonder why I didn’t work ahead? A Little Background…
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Why Non-Entrepreneurs Have Trouble With #Entrepreneurship
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Well another semester is under by belt teaching computer science students at UNC – Charlotte the principles of entrepreneurship. One of the things that I am beginning to realize and am extremely excited about is people can be taught to be an entrepreneur. The Problem I know It’s not too much of a stretch to…
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What’s the deal with Success? #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #fintech #success
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In my head, when I wrote this title I think I was channeling my inter Jerry Seinfeld. I really miss his show and watch the reruns whenever I can. However, my kids don’t really seem to get it. I had always wanted to teach a class on success. I consider myself successful – others tell…