Don’t overthink and overplan – most learning will come from execution, not from more planning. James Thomson is the president and co-founder of PROSPER Show (Professional Retailers Online and Solution Providers for Education and Research) – a conference organized by ten former Amazon insiders, focused on providing best practices on…
If you want to be respected as a leader, you’ve got to pull your weight. No one trusts a leader who never lifts a finger other than to point and delegate. Peter Murphy is co-founder and CEO of Pocket Prep, Inc. In addition to providing the overall vision of the…
I make sure that all our staff is involved. Every morning, when the brain is fresh, I sit them all together for a quick meet and greet and talk about random creative ideas and get in some early morning jokes. I believe that good results come from early starts that…
Meet Erin Belmore – Founder of Washington State Kitchen and Bath
Do really good work; never miss deadlines; and be nice to people. It works. Jim Krause has lived in northwest Washington state and worked as a designer, photographer, illustrator, and writer since the 1980s. About 15 years ago Jim started authoring books aimed toward designers, photographers and other creative professionals….
Everyone can be excellent for an hour…so only think and do things in 1 hour increments. Yoli Chisholm is a pioneer in the Internet space first gaining online experience back in 1999 in Canada with start-up Chapters.ca that was the Canadian equivalent of Amazon.com. As a veteran of the offline…
Communicate and communicate some more. So many problems are avoided or solved simply by everyone on the team being really communicative and honest early and often. I have various uncomfortable conversions during my average Avvo day; but doing so avoids the really uncomfortable conversations down the road. Mark Britton is…
I would focus on one thing and one thing only. Hao Lam, chief executive and chairman of Best in Class Education Center, has spent his entire career as an advocate for supplemental education, both as an instructor and business owner in Best in Class, and even before that as his…
Meet Hao Lam – Chairman and CEO of Best in Class Education Center
Eat healthy and exercise. That will help tremendously with getting enough sleep, which you will need to deal with the stresses of starting a business. Jeremy Jaech has led market-creating companies since 1983, including Aldus, Visio, Trumba, Verdiem, and SNUPI Technologies. He was co-founder and technical leader for Aldus, the creator…
[quote style=”boxed”]I take off several months per year to make art. That time off (I call these months “divergent”) makes the remainder of the year (I call these months “convergent”) outrageously productive, not to mention inspired and informed.[/quote] Samuel Stubblefield is an artist known for installations and inventions that connect…
[quote style=”boxed”]My goal is to have five work tasks accomplished by 8 a.m. each day. [/quote] Nancy MacIntyre is the founder and CEO of Fingerprint, a mobile technology company that offers customized mobile networks for global brands – working with hundreds of developers to curate and create the best mobile…