[quote style=”boxed”]Ideas are easy; execution is always the hard part. I start by making a list and breaking that down into small actionable tasks. When you do that it no longer becomes overwhelming and you instantly see the path in front of you. Then you just need to walk it.[/quote]…
Meet David Filmore – Writer, Producer, Director and Superhero
[quote style=”boxed”]I process everything outwardly. I reach out, discuss and do lots of ‘jazz hands’ without realizing it in search of valuable feedback from the people I trust and respect. I leap first, always, and sometimes fall straight on my ass. But most of the time, I end up in…
[quote]Keep going, get up and keep going again. Persevere, believe passionately in an idea and be flexible to change things up when they’re not working. Being an entrepreneur these days is particularly tough, but I think the world needs more of them. In countries throughout Africa, it is entrepreneurs who…
Jesse Potash is the founder of PUBSLUSH Press, a social, full-service publisher that lets readers decide which books get published. For every book sold, PUBSLUSH Press donates a book to a child in need. Jesse’s background is in financial services, but he also has experience in publishing, fashion and advertising. Jesse…
[quote style=”boxed”]Default to action. Stop thinking and start doing. Everyone screws up; the people that make the most progress are the ones who aren’t scared to make mistakes. You have to embrace failures, learn from them, brush them off and keep moving. That’s one thing I’m working on. In some…
We have interviewed more than 600 people here on IdeaMensch and gotten to know and hopefully introduced you to some amazing people. Here are 33 people we have interviewed who are changing the world for the better. There is no ranking. There is no competition. And there is no scientific…
[quote style=”boxed”]Just do it! We know that our first iteration of anything won’t be the perfect answer. So we take a stab, learn from our customers and continuously improve.[/quote] David Auerbach is a co-founder of Sanergy, a startup which provides hygienic sanitation in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Previously, David…
[quote style=”boxed”]Network. I was fortunate enough to be born into a family that has a great network, but I never took advantage of it. Once I found my passion, I just went full force and now I will meet almost anyone who is like-minded – you never know where it…
Meet Joanna Landau – Founder and Executive Director of Kinetis
[quote style=”boxed”]Tenacity is the #1 quality of an entrepreneur, even before intelligence. I’d wager to say 9 out of 10 business failures are because of lack of tenacity.[/quote] LazyAngel co-founders Emile Cureau and Rachel Cope are developing a charitable web app that allows Internet users to fight child malnutrition for…
Who are you and what do you do? I tend to wear many hats, but I identify most with being a global humanitarian. Outside of the 9-5 job, I work on building Room for Compassion, a budding non-profit primarily based in rural Tanzania, focused on empowering people through education, community involvement…