Archive for April, 2006

Excuse me… did my business disrupt you? Too Bad!

A disruptive technology is a new technological innovation, product, or service that eventually overturns the existing dominant technology in the market, despite the fact that the disruptive technology is both radically different from the leading technology and that it often initially performs worse than the leading technology according to existing measures of performance. A disruptive […]

Daily Quote: Kiyosaki

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Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.
– Robert T. Kiyosaki

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“For every business there are costs and benefits for the entrepreneur to personally manage and control each different factor. A lot of entrepreneurs and people in general “have to always be in control.” This mindset is why a lot of businesses stay very small and do not grow. At some point if an owner wants […]

Josiah Mackenzie’s Serial Entrepreneur

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I just found Josiah Mackenzie’s Serial Entrepreneur blog today and I think that it’s hot. It’s filled with useful information for the entrepreneur looking for stuff about business, technology, investments, and more.
Josiah and his team recently launched “Young Wealth Weekly,” a weekly newsletter for entrepreneurs trying to make things happen. I just signed up […]

FOCUS your IDEAS and let your mind LOOSE!

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I have this student business friend who aspires to become a successful entrepreneur. He’s a bright kid and has good ideas, but when it comes to actually starting a business, he’s all over the place. He feels that he can start a thousand different businesses all at once and have all of them become successful. […]

Daily Quote: Osher

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If you’re an entrepreneur, you’re going to break new ground. A lot of people are going to say it’s not possible. You can’t accept that too easily. A good entrepreneur is going to find a way.
– John Osher

Where the Hell is that Number?

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I don’t know about you guys, but I have two books filled with business cards. Whenever I meet somebody interesting and they give me their business card, I just stick it in my card book that I purchased from Staples.
Of course we all have email addresses and it’s as simple as just saving the person’s […]

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“We can now break the news of his most ambitious venture yet: An ad-supported auction site to compete with Craigslist and eBay. It’s called OLX, and it’s already live. We grabbed him for a text interview to give us an update.”[Exclusive: Fabrice Grinda Launches OLX, Says Users Will Challenge eBay and Craigslist]
“Over the more recent […]

Daily Quote: Hannibal

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We will either find a way or make one.
—Hannibal

Ask Without Fear and Beware of the Snakes

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Entrepreneurs tend to be naturally curious people. We like to ask questions and think about how things work and why they work the way they do. Ever hear that saying “Curiosity killed the cat”? Well curiosity will always save the entrepreneur.
I can remember back in my high school years when my teachers would literally tell […]