[quote style=”boxed”]Stay humble, you’ll make more connections, get more references and be looked upon more kindly by your peers.[/quote] Hailing from London, Australia and Singapore, these twenty-somethings first met as…
[quote style=”boxed”]Complete commitment to concept. I can be a pain about this at the beginning of a project – demanding a clear audience, identifying a big idea, etc. I can…
[quote style=”boxed”]”Don’t tell me who caused the problem. Tell me how to fix it.” Failure is natural in start-ups and I push our team to fail frequently. Fail quickly, accept…
[quote style=”boxed”]I would have started earlier. It’s really time consuming to try to create a startup while working full-time. I wish I could have taken some time off right after…
[quote style=”boxed”]Save your money and make sure you know how much money you’re making. The more money you earn, the easier it is to spend more than you make.[/quote] Justin…
[quote style=”boxed”]Be coachable and passionate. Take advice from people who have been there before and from people who have failed. [/quote] Jerod Mollenhauer built a successful career in the insurance…
[quote style=”boxed”]It is critical that you assemble a team of people who have the right skill sets and are interested in what you are trying to do.[/quote] Nate Lassiter has…
[quote style=”boxed”]Treat everybody with decency and respect. Take meetings with people who seem like random connections. So many of our breaks and breakthroughs happened from seemingly unlikely situations.[/quote] It all…
Meet Martina Welke and Britta Jacobs – Co-Founders of Zealyst
[quote style=”boxed”]I would build a client base while I still had a paycheck and health insurance, instead of having to find clients while also worrying about where I was going…
[quote style=”boxed”]Lately, that’s been how I’ve approached things: build something small, let it grow organically, and see if it catches on. If it doesn’t achieve an “escape velocity” and take…
Meet Alistair Croll – Author, Entrepreneur and Startup Accelerant
[quote style=”boxed”]It’s not who you know, but what you know about whom.[/quote] Scott Lazerson is a connector. As a strategic relationship consultant, Scott repeatedly demonstrates that he is a catalyst…
[quote style=”boxed”]My worst “almost-job” was as a brand manager at General Mills. I had one interview. It was an on-campus recruitment thing. It lasted 30 seconds, and consisted of the…