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What is Entrepreneurship? [A Guide to How Founders Solve Real World Problems]

In essence, entrepreneurship embodies a journey requiring visionary ideation, meticulous planning, relentless execution, and an unwavering commitment to growth. The trajectory from startup inception to successful establishment demands agility, adaptability, and a continuous pursuit of innovation, underscoring the true essence of entrepreneurial spirit. Unlocking Entrepreneurial Success: From Startup Ideation to Business Growth Entrepreneurship stands as …

Best Business Startup Books - Reagan T. Pollack

Best Business Startup Books [Updated 2022]

My list of some of the best business startup books to launch your next big idea, launch your startup business, raise Venture Capital, and scale to new heights. Whether we’re starting, growing, or struggling in our businesses, helpful books can bring us much-needed insights, strategies, and motivation to press on and unlock success, despite the …

Top 10 Best Gifts for Entrepreneurs - Startups, Small Business, Office Gifts

Top 10 Best Gifts for Entrepreneurs [2022]

this article contains affiliate links Starting a new business venture can be daunting, but with a little help from some technology, ergonomic gadgets, and modern amenities, new founders will be on the road to growth in no time. Long hours sitting can do a number on your back and body. Eyes can become glazed over …

Pricing Strategy - Startups - Reagan Pollack - No Startup Left Behind

Pricing that Drives Profits – How one change increases profits by 11%

Did you know that the fastest way to gain profits is to raise pricing? In fact, just a 1% increase in a company’s pricing can drive an 11% increase in profitability. According to Harvard Business Review: “Compare, for example, the profit implications of a 1% increase in volume and a 1% increase in price. For …

Business Plan Idea - Entrepreneurship - Founder - Startup - Reagan Pollack

Best Books for Entrepreneurs to Read [Updated 2022]

Best Books for Entrepreneurs [Updated 2022] Our list of the best books for entrepreneurs to get your next big idea, launch a startup, raise Venture Capital, and grow. Whether we’re starting, growing, or struggling in our businesses, helpful books can bring us much-needed insights, strategies, and motivation to press on and unlock success, despite the …

Small Business SCORE.org

SCORE.org Presentation on Startups and New Businesses

SCORE.org – No Startup Left Behind I was recently asked to be a guest speaker at a SCORE.org event in California for the Capitol Corridor region. As per their website, SCORE is the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, and is dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve …

No Startup Left Behind - Learn How to Launch an Idea and Skyrocket to Startup Success - Reagan T. Pollack

No Startup Left Behind: Learn How to Launch an Idea and Skyrocket to Startup Success

No Startup Left Behind  New Book Now Available! No Startup Left Behind is a breath of fresh air in the coddled, avoid-failure-at-all-cost world of traditional entrepreneurship that aims to wait until passion strikes to even launch, please every customer at any cost, and over promise but underwhelm every market. Pollack simplifies the startup journey for …

National Entrepreneurs Day - Top 5 Startup Tips

National Entrepreneur’s Day – Top 5 Startup Tips

Today, November 17th, is National Entrepreneur’s Day, and in celebration of all of the millions of entrepreneurs around the world chasing after their dreams to get to market and win, I want to highlight a few of the key lessons learned over the past ten years that will help you not only survive, but thrive …

Venture Capital - Reagan Pollack

2020 Startups – A Year in Review

This year has been marked by one of the most unprecedented, and challenging global economic environments of the last one-hundred years. Despite the aforementioned, startup investing continues to rip at a feverish pace, marked by technology, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and enterprise software firms. According to this CrunchBase report, “Overall, total global venture dollars for 2020 …

Design Thinking - Entrepreneurship - Reagan Pollack

Design Thinking in an Turbulent World

Between 2016 and 2018 I attended Stanford University for a series of continuing educational courses on entrepreneurship and design thinking. My goal was to sharpen the tools in my tool belt, meet some incredibly gifted and motivated classmates, and hopefully walk away with a clearer understanding of how to tackle today’s most pressing entrepreneurial challenges …