[quote style=”boxed”]Traveling, reading, observing and asking questions is the start. The process of ideation can begin with a sketch, a spreadsheet or a graphical chart. I share my ideas with my product team, ask outsiders for comments and conduct qualitative research. The conceptualization period is formalized with feasibility studies, finance…
[quote style=”boxed”]The hardest part of bringing ideas to life is simply taking the first step. Often times, there is a tendency to keep analyzing or over-thinking an idea, therefore muddying the creative process. Thus, I always try to execute a little bit on any idea just to get something on…
[quote style=”boxed”]I think that looking for happiness as a goal is an utopia. You need it as a perfect state that you aspire to, but it is almost impossible to reach. IMHO, happiness are small, beautiful moments that you live. As the movie says, “happiness is only real when shared.”[/quote]…
Meet Raul Verano and Ariel Di Stefano – Co-Founders of Agile Route
[quote style=”boxed”]Read books you don’t need, and listen to music you don’t love. Stretch.[/quote] Fran Snyder is a singer-songwriter who is passionate about changing the touring landscape for professional touring artists. The first step, in 2006, was creating ConcertsInYourHome.com, which now enables and inspires thousands of house concerts around the…
[quote style=”boxed”]Ever tried, ever failed. Never mind. Try again. Fail better.”[/quote] The CEO and Co-founder of Kiosked, Micke Paqvalén, is a serial-entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience from international business. He has founded three major software companies, two of which have offices and customers in over a hundred countries….
Born and raised in Croatia (which was then part of Yugoslavia), Nick Bicanic’s love of computers started when he was given a Sinclair ZX Spectrum at age 8. Once he maxed out the memory on the 48k rubber keyboarded beast, Nick carried on being a normal kid. Nick represented Wales…
[quote style=”boxed”]I think and play out ideas and scenarios and what if’s during my daily life. I watch people, partake and observe, as I am very curious. While showering and going about my day, I get A-HA moments, play them out in my head, make lists, talk about them and…
[quote style=”boxed”]“Wake up, live big! and love the journey.” [/quote] Jenny Blake is an author, blogger, life coach and speaker who helps others “wake up, live big! and love the journey.” She has been featured on Forbes.com, U.S. News & World Report and CNN.com. Jenny started her blog, LifeAfterCollege.org, in 2005 and translated…
[quote style=”boxed”]I would have started working on this idea 10 years ago and been a decade into it! I also would have delegated a bit more of the task-oriented work that was time intensive but did not require my personal oversight. Doing it ALL myself diverted my energies from the…
[quote style=”boxed”]It has been said time and again, but the best way to execute on your ideas is to surround yourself with amazing people. We had 5 co-founders at Flipswap, and I think having a big, core team like that really helped us to be successful.[/quote] Cyrus Farudi is an…