Samuel Stubblefield – Digital Technology Architect
[quote style=”boxed”]I take off several months per year to make art. That time off (I call these months “divergent”) makes the remainder of the year (I call these months “convergent”)…
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Eric Graham and Kevin Loos – Founders of CrowdComfort
[quote style=”boxed”]We end every meeting with a hard ask. This can be anything from asking them to introduce us to another investor, setting up a second meeting, or a commitment…
Craig Handley – CEO & Co-Founder of Listen Up Español
[quote style=”boxed”]However, if I was to start again I would charge more as a consultant; I made many people a large sum of money and charged very little because at…
Haroon Mokhtarzada – Co-founder of Webs
[quote style=”boxed”]Launch and get your first customer. The vast majority of businesses fail because they never get a customer.[/quote] Haroon Mokhtarzada is the co-founder and vice president of innovation for…
Robert Glazer – Founder of Acceleration Partners
[quote style=”boxed”]I try to block out two or three hours of what’s listed as “GSD” (get shit done) in my calendar, which is when I get about 80 percent of…
Free Webinar – How To Use Events To Grow Your Business
How do you grow your business? Advertising? PR? What about events? In this free webinar, sales and marketing strategist Charlene DeCesare will teach us how to maximize events for business growth,…
Vladimir Gendelman – Founder and CEO of Company Folders
[quote style=”boxed”]One of my greatest failures was starting multiple businesses at once. At the time, I thought this was a great idea, because I figured if one of them didn’t…
Meet Vladimir Gendelman – Founder and CEO of Company Folders
Ivan Matkovic – CEO and Founder of Spendgo
[quote style=”boxed”]I would build my personal network earlier. A startup is not a DIY project.[/quote] Ivan founded Spendgo in 2010 following the advice from his college professor and now current…
Matthew Arrington – Co-founder of Forte Strong
[quote style=”boxed”]One thing I find myself repeating over and over again is to focus on one item at a time. As an entrepreneur, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with all…
Mike McGee – Co-founder of The Starter League
[quote style=”boxed”]I am not a big believer in failure when it comes to entrepreneurship. I am a big believer in learning from mistakes. When you an entrepreneur, you are trying…
Cody McLain – President and CEO of PacificHost
Businesses are built around copying each others ideas and improving on them. By understanding how your competitors sell products you can compile a list of what works and what doesn’t….
20 Great Pieces Of Advice For Entrepreneurs
We have done over a thousand interviews here on IdeaMensch. Learn how to be featured on IdeaMensch. If you have the time, I recommend you read them all. I did….