[quote style=”boxed”]Recognizing my weaknesses, for me, often requires failure. But I believe the greatest truths, learning and growth come from this process.[/quote] Falco Freeman is the founder and CEO of Future Audio Design Innovation LLC, a company based in Portland, Oregon, that designs and sells unique protective cases and related…
Meet Falco Freeman – Founder of Future Audio Design Innovation
For instance, once I get into the office, I write down three tasks. As I’m working my way through them, I go out of my way to connect with people and talk about our projects. If I complete those three tasks, I know I’m moving my projects forward, and if…
[quote style=”boxed”]Noodling, noodling, noodling! I do a ridiculous amount of private pacing, scribbling, brain dumping, and so forth.[/quote] Colleen Wainwright is a writer-speaker-layabout who started calling herself “the communicatrix” when she hit three hyphens. She spent 10 years as an award-winning TV copywriter crafting ads for brands like Wheaties®, Gatorade®…
Meet Colleen Wainwright – Designer and Creative Director of Communicatrix
[quote style=”boxed”]Measure everything–whether it’s customer conversion, user engagement or optimal functionality. If you don’t measure, you cannot evolve and improve.[/quote] Assaf Eisenstein founded GooodJob in order to improve upon the existing model of employee referral programs, and to provide corporate recruiters with a way to increase their access to better candidates….
[quote style=”boxed”]You can talk and plan all you want, but executing is what counts. Entrepreneurs who take that first step by creating something really motivate me. Keep shipping![/quote] Yenlik Baimukhanbetova is the founder of Moomkin.com, the fastest growing social network for professionals in Central Asia. Moomkin.com is a localized service…
[quote style=”boxed”]This is a work in progress, but I’ve found that an initial brainstorming session with my team works well. We then focus on coaching, setting a road map, and creating deadlines. Holding yourself accountable is one of the hardest things you can do.[/quote] Jordan Guernsey is the CEO of…
[quote style=”boxed”]One of the core guidelines in our company is the notion that good ideas can come from anywhere. They can come from employees, customers, partners, or even spouses.[/quote] Holly Hamann is co-founder of BlogFrog, a leading influencer marketing platform for brands. She has spent her career launching start-ups in…
[quote style=”boxed”]We have a daily routine where we first plan what we’re going to do for the day, then at the end of the day, reflect on what we did, brainstorm ideas to do better in the future, and list the things we loved. This helps us in three ways:…
Meet Pace and Kyeli Smith – Co-Founders of The Connection Revolution
[quote style=”boxed”]Treat everybody with decency and respect. Take meetings with people who seem like random connections. So many of our breaks and breakthroughs happened from seemingly unlikely situations.[/quote] It all began one magical day at SeaTac Airport. Britta Welke and Martina Jacobs were both waiting to fly to Los Angeles,…
Meet Martina Welke and Britta Jacobs – Co-Founders of Zealyst
[quote style=”boxed”]One thing we decided early on, which turned out to be an excellent business idea even though it wasn’t conceived as one, is to always work only with good people with whom you feel comfortable–and that includes clients. Also, try and leave a gift whenever you meet someone.[/quote] Amnon Levav…