[quote style=”boxed”]I guess it really all comes down to other people. When I have an idea that’s worth pursuing my first move is to share it. I’ve found that just speaking the idea brings a life to it that doesn’t happen when it’s just in my head. Plus, the input…
[quote style=”boxed”]Invest in yourself. You have to keep your energy high, ideas flowing and optimism thriving.[/quote] Vivienne Van Eijkelenborg is the owner of the Difrax baby product company that offers fashionable and ingenious pacifiers, bottles, baby care products, and cuddly toys. Ever since Vivienne took over the company from her…
[quote style=”boxed”]Create and maintain a clear, easy-to-understand corporate file taxonomy—and make sure that everyone on your staff follows it consistently. [/quote] Don Fornes is CEO at Software Advice, a trusted resource for software buyers. Based in Austin, Texas, he founded Software Advice in 2005 after previously holding positions as a software…
[quote style=”boxed”]I have my day broken out into sections, where most of my interactions with the team, clients, and vendors happen in the morning, while the internal planning happens in the afternoons. It allows me to capitalize on my morning energy, and be more introspective in the afternoons with planning.[/quote]…
[quote style=”boxed”]With Numbers. I help entrepreneurs build better businesses by giving them knowledge, metrics, and a dashboard to help them make smarter decisions.[/quote] Michael grew up looking up to his father, a successful entrepreneur who retired when he was only 46. At the University of California, Santa Barbara, Michael pursued…
[quote style=”boxed”]I make sure that I am at my desk every day at 9:00am. I take breaks during the day, but I make sure I stay there until at least five o’clock, or so. When you work for yourself, it is so easy to allow interruptions to steal your productivity.[/quote]…
[quote style=”boxed”]Never give up — tempered by the adage “family comes first.”[/quote] Daniel Riedel is the CEO of New Context, a systems architecture firm founded to optimize, secure, and scale enterprises. New Context provides systems automation, cloud orchestration, and data assurance through software solutions and consulting. Daniel has experience in…
[quote style=”boxed”]Blocking out each month and everything I want to accomplish during that, then reviewing it afterward and “grading” myself on how I did. This helps me hit my A-game as often as possible. I also do this weekly with a smaller scope.[/quote] Jonathan Talat Phillips’ memoir “The Electric Jesus:…
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[quote style=”boxed”] Design is about solving problems, so ideas have to come from listening to users and observing the world around you.[/quote] Ha leads the Product Design vision at Porch.com. An award-winning designer whose work has won Webbys, Ha is responsible for making the Porch.com experience beautiful, simple, and engaging. Ha’s…
[quote style=”boxed”]”The most important thing is to focus on quality. You can always get someone to buy something once, but to build a loyal following and to keep customers coming back again and again, it is important to create the very best quality products. “[/quote] Susie Wang was a student…