When Should a “Real” Entrepreneur Quit?

A real entrepreneur will never quit. Quit on a business model, sure. Quit on an idea, maybe. Quit on an industry, possibly. But flat out quit, never! I’m sharing this after reading a motivational email from an entrepreneur friend. His email shared some very encouraging words about survival as a bootstrapping entrepreneur.  In short, my takeaway […]

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What is a Great Entrepreneur?

What defines a great entrepreneur? This is a very subjective question.  Thus, I’m answering it from the perspective of what I aspire to one day represent as a great entrepreneur.  With that said, here are the top 5 qualities I think a great entrepreneur must have: 1. Problem solver 2. The ability to build a […]

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The Entrepreneur’s Conflict Between Creativity and Discipline

You can find exact dictionary definitions of discipline here, here, and here. In these definitions you find words like obey, punishment, and  rules. They describe discipline as an act of willpower, as training, and as a pattern of behavior. In short, these dictionary definitions of discipline make the idea of discipline sound constrained, painful, and anti-creative. This ideal of discipline […]

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