Start every day doing the Tough Things First. Eat the ugliest frog first. Getting that out of the way makes the rest of the day more productive. Raymond D. “Ray” Zinn is an inventor, entrepreneur, investor, angel, bestselling author and the longest serving CEO of a publicly traded company…
Go into each venture, job or other assignment with an outline of your goals and those of the space you’re in. Where the two sets of goals align is the ‘sweet spot’. Dr. Stacey Franklin Jones, from Boston, Massachusetts, is a computational scientist with experience in systems architecture and…
Talk about your idea(s) as often as possible so that you have the opportunity to discuss it publicly and get feedback from as many people as possible. Alexey Ermakov graduated from the Bauman Moscow State Technical University in 2010, with a major in Computer Complexes and Communication Systems. In…
Do what is right, even if it holds up your business growth – it will be better in the long term. Guy Cooper, Managing Director of Wave Digital, is a business owner and tech entrepreneur who works with founders, executives and fellow business owners to bring their app idea…
Be patient. It takes time and persistence to build something of value that’s sustainable over time. Visionary leader, technology change-agent, innovative philanthropist, and trusted adviser to global business executives. Alan’s unique technology vision and relentless focus on customer success is changing the way leading global enterprises engage with customers….
Re-think the basics, re-examine the “normal”. We take too much for granted that shouldn’t. Look at other fields of expertise and see how they do things. Known as a skincare scientist, Dr. Hannah Sivak, PhD founded Skin Actives Scientific in 2006. As her own way to put science first,…
Never believe you know everything. No matter what else you do throughout the day, always be learning from everyone around you. Over the last 13 years, Laura has been helping businesses solve major challenges using innovative technology. In the wake of the Jérôme Kerviel scandal, Laura pioneered the Contextual…
Allow time for ideas to come to fruition. Talk them out with others to formulate. Some ideas take years to come to reality, and that’s okay! Katelyn Gleason is the CEO and Founder of Eligible, the leading billing infrastructure company for healthcare in the U.S. Eligible provides a software…
Not only is starting with an MVP the most cost-effective and safe way to preserve capital, but it is also the best way to learn from your most important data source about how to make your company better: your clients. Thomas Donohoe is the CEO and Founder of Level…
Try out new things with confidence. Don’t be afraid of failure. John Enochs is a computer engineer based in Detroit Michigan. He studied computer science at the University of Michigan Mercy. Upon graduation, John worked for a few organizations as a contract developer. After 5-years, in the corporate scene,…