[quote style=”boxed”]We’ve structured our company as a sort of blended consultancy and tech company, which gives us a lot of flexibility to experiment with new technologies and build out new products without having to worry about staying profitable.[/quote] Allie Siarto co-founded Loudpixel, a social analytics company focused on social media…
[quote style=”boxed”]Constant correspondence is vital. I continually correspond with clients, potential clients, people I meet at events, referrals and everyone I can. The one thing to focus on as an entrepreneur is to keep communication open and available.[/quote] Bennett Resnik is a social capital and networks consultant and creator of…
[quote style=”boxed”]Bringing love to business. We spend so much of our lives at work and I believe everyone should feel fulfilled regardless of their position title. We should wake up in the morning excited to go to work, because it’s about something more than making money. It’s about making a…
[quote style=”boxed”]Focus on the product as much as possible. I outsource as much of the business operations as I can.[/quote] Dr. Gary William Flake is the CEO of Clipboard Inc., a seed stage Internet startup that allows users to save, organize and share their favorite parts of the web. Prior…
[quote style=”boxed”]Meditate! And no, I’m not joking. We all need a reset button. Work is a law of diminishing returns and nobody can be as productive late in the day if he/she hasn’t taken time to clear his/her head and have a mini-recharge.[/quote] Tim Brownson is a life coach, neuro-linguistics practitioner (NLP)…
[quote style=”boxed”]I’m interested in ‘unplanning;’ ditching a planned strategic approach and embracing experimentation, discovery and curiosity to develop your idea, career or business. That and thinking plural, not being restricted by embracing one talent or skill but being multi-dimensional.[/quote] Ian Sanders is a writer and marketing expert who helps businesses…
[quote style=”boxed”]Start with the end in mind. I proselytize that once you know where you are going and who you want to be, then you can work backwards to develop the action steps and behaviors necessary to close the gap between the two.[/quote] Alexia Vernon is a certified coach, speaker,…
[quote style=”boxed”]Talk to people about your product or service. I’m not talking about the elevator pitch as much as about getting real customer feedback. Figure out what works, what doesn’t work and iterate. It’s easy as an entrepreneur to protect your idea from others, however your idea is merely an idea…
Meet Brenton Gieser – Co-Founder of JoynIn and Be Social Change
[quote style=”boxed”]I try to think about who are the end users, how would they like to use what I build and why will they use it in the first place. It helps me focus before I start to code. Once I write my code, I use a quick prototyping approach…
Meet Anirban Banerjee – Co-Founder and Technical Lead at StopTheHacker
[quote style=”boxed”]Plan. Plan. Plan. Don’t jump into anything without knowing as much as possible about what you are getting into and what you hope to achieve.[/quote] Greg Bier is an associate teaching professor and the director of the University of Missouri’s Entrepreneurship Alliance. The Entrepreneurship Alliance is one of many…
Meet Greg Bier – Director of the University of Missouri’s Entrepreneurship Alliance