Talk about brain dumps... if you are looking to learn all about entrepreneurship this is the place to start. The TPE community shared this amazing list of resources that you can find online to learn everything there ever was to learn about being an entrepreneur...
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Every entrepreneur at some point or another gets stuck in a rut. Things just come to stand still, and the ideas flow like tar. Cold tar. As always, the TPE community stepped up and shared their best ideas on how to get the brainstorm going again... and to get the good ideas flowing.
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An amazing interview with Gary Vaynerchuk, where he addresses the cynic's comments on that he wouldn't have had this success if it wasn't for his father...
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Most new businesses fail. That's a fact. But blaming it on cash flow every time is a mistake. In fact there are 25 additional reasons why entrepreneurs fail...
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Of course you want to make the first million with your business. Every entrepreneur does, but few make it. Instead of me rambling on what differentiates the wanna-be's from the achievers, I thought it best to get the varying opinions of the TPE community. You want to achieve your first million, right? Here's how...
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Over the years, I have had the honor to consult a countless number of entrepreneurs. During this time I have noticed one reoccurring challenge. Every entrepreneur who is struggling to achieve the first million in revenue is missing the exact same thing. They are failing to make a resolution.
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Struggling to find the ideal niche for your business? In this On A Roll episode, Mike Michalowicz, explains the process to identifying an ideal niche for your business and reveals the one factor almost everyone neglects to consider...
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Working with you at the office or not, the significant other has a lot of influence on how you operate your business. So I asked the TPE community, if their significant other could make one unfettered business decision for them, what would it be?
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Transition can be hard when you decide to do it, but it is twice as hard when it is thrust upon you. In this On A Roll episode, Mike Michalowicz, interviews Margaret Prusan the leading expert in career to entrepreneur transitions...
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The saying, “Go with your gut” is so overused, we sometimes forget that it’s 100% true. We are genetically programmed with a lifetime of knowledge that equips us with the ability to make GOOD decisions, quickly. You may call it instinct, or street smarts, or even ESP. Whatever you call it, you must trust it, because your gut will be right most of the time...Read more »
The saying, “Go with your gut” is so overused, we sometimes forget that it’s 100% true. We are genetically programmed with a lifetime of knowledge that equips us with the ability to make GOOD decisions, quickly. You may call it instinct, or street smarts, or even ESP. Whatever you call it, you must trust it, because your gut will be right most of the time...Read more »
We’ve all played some version of the game, “What would you do for a million dollars?” Would you jump out of a plane, run naked through the mall, break into song on the subway? It’s a fun game, mostly because we assume that unless we make it on to a reality show, we’ll never actually be presented with the opportunity to do something wild or scary in exchange for a huge pile of cash.
The truth is, if you’re an entrepreneur, you ARE being asked to do something wild and scary for a huge pile of cash...
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What if I told you that the fact that you don’t know what you stand for and/or haven’t communicated that to your customers is losing you business? I mean, like a shit-load of business. Now, would you take the time to answer the question?
If you don’t know what you stand for, you’re missing out, people. Big time.
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I get. You love your customers. You want to make them happy, meet their every need and grant their every wish. So you give them loads of options. Options, options, options. They can mix and match, pick and choose, and spend hours browsing your extensive selection of whosiwhattsits and thingamagigs.
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This month we are experiencing a movie that is raking in the tens of millions in only a few weeks since it launched. The Halloween thriller, called "Paranormal Activity", was created by scrapper entrepreneurs through and through. And how much they have achieved, with so little in money by so much in ingenuity will just leave you in awe.
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Jantelov is a Danish saying and it means "don't see yourself as that significant or important." In short it is the mentality of not trying to excel. In this episode of On A Roll, Mike talks about Jentolov and a method of turning it on itself to encourage all entrepreneurs (Danish or otherwise) to excel.
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Dusting off your high school yearbook may be the last thing you want to do this fine Monday morning, but its faded pages hold clues to entrepreneurial gold. Seriously.
Whether you look back on them as the glory days or the worst four years of your life, doing time high school taught you an essential rule of business: If you want to be a leader, you’ve got to have the “EST.” You’ve got to be the strongEST athlete, the smartEST student, the perkiEST cheerleader, or even the weirdEST weirdo.
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There is a clear “market correction” occurring in entrepreneurship. If you have been following the TPE blog recently you will know exactly what I am lauding. And, this change is being led by women. But before you get your undies in a bunch fellas, this is in fact good news for BOTH the boys and the girls.
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You are not alone. Every entrepreneur has dark days. I mean days of complete despair. I asked the TPE community to share their "dark day" experiences, and how they navigated through them:
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. This famous saying couldn't be any truer then when it comes to successfully building a business. If you want to become an entrepreneur, listen to what these "been-there done-that's" have to say about getting ready:
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