Your Business Idea is in How You Apply Your Time

Coming up with a business idea is challenging.  We often get advice to follow our passions.  But this is a problem if: You aren’t really passionate about anything You are passionate about so much it feels like everything So if you fit within these two cases (let’s call it the passion problem), following your passions […]

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Are you a Small Business or Entrepreneur?

Are you a small business or entrepreneur? This is a very intriguing question. Intriguing in the sense that most small business owners would call themselves entrepreneurs, but not all entrepreneurs would call themselves small business owners.  Not even if their revenue is small enough to qualify as a small business in the traditional sense. Seth Godin touches on this topic on […]

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The Practical Way to Validate a Business Idea

Validating a business idea is the critical first step to a successful entrepreneurial endeavor.  A step many people skip when they are overcome by the passion or excitement of starting.  I’m guilty of this myself.  I rushed to launch and did not validate my idea in my last startup.  As a result, I spent more […]

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