Entrepreneurship
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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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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…
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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…
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2 Things That Kills Entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship
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Now that I have experience and teaching entrepreneurship at UNCC has given me a unique view of success and failure. I had a mentor tell me years ago that you can learn more from failure than you can from success. I really didn’t know what he was talking about at the time but 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…
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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…