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 …
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 …
Sterilize. Sanitize. Disinfect. Decontaminate. Wipe Down. Rinse Off. Repeat. Welcome to the Contam Culture – a new “normal” modus operandi if you will, we’ve been forced to accept in a pandemic induced world. As the weeks become months under the quarantined, sheltered, physically-distanced era, businesses and consumers have had to adapt to this radical shift …
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Startups — The Ultimate Video Game It’s the end of the year — end of a decade to be exact — and that’s the time when many Founders find themselves asking the hardest question that they’ll ever face — should I just give up on my startup? After running four startups, managing teams, and seeing …
What’s the power of a thought? Everywhere we turn we hear the advice, recommendations, opinions and suggestions of others — imploring us to focus harder, try with more gusto, defy the odds stacked against us, build the resolve to never give up — good advice we can usually all agree is needed to accomplish any …
WHAT? YOU DON’T LOVE MY IDEA? To Survive a Startup, First, Kill Your Ego If you’re the type of person, like I was in my 20s, who was seeking encouragement from others to continually reinforce your ideas, beliefs and path, get ready to get shook up when you start a company. Encouragement comes and goes, …
What truly sets an Entrepreneur apart? Her ability to imagine what could be, and more importantly, her unwavering drive to bring forth a new reality to ameliorate the world. This quote by George Bernard Shaw inspired me to become an #entrepreneur when I was 19 years old. Sometimes all it takes in life is one phrase, one …
Can’t find your passion? Don’t worry. My Father used to tell me, “Do what you love in life, and the money will follow.” There’s some truth in that. For me however, I discovered a passion for the entrepreneurial journey, not just the product I was selling, the industry I was serving, or the …
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 in your new venture. bit.ly/nationalentrepreneurday
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National Entrepreneur's Day - Top 5 Startup Tips –
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National Entrepreneur's Day recognizes millions of founders around the globe chasing their dreams. Here's 5 Startup Tips to Help You Succeed.Never forget the power of education and applied entrepreneurship - you can change the world!
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What makes a "good idea" a potentially great startup business to launch?
Watch my presentation here at Babson College, where I discuss some of the key ways in which entrepreneurs should evaluate their ideas and navigate the early stage venture building process to launch a scalable and profitable firm.
Presentation here: bit.ly/rightstartupideatalk
We'll cover:
• How to evaluate your ideas against one another.
• What makes an idea look "good" for a Venture Capitalist.
• How to rank different ideas based on cost, time, and revenue potential.
• If your idea should be built as a product, service, or both.
• Why sales matter more than product features.
• How to ideate and validate ideas quickly.
• Why contrarian thinking yields unexpected results.
• What to do if your idea fails in the market and how to pivot to success.
Want to learn more business tips and startup strategies? Visit my website to subscribe to my e-newsletter and receive a free copy of my Top 10 Startup Secrets PDF: reaganpollack.com/newsletter/
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