Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneur’

Lifehack Live for June 23: Pamela Skillings, Author of Escape from Corporate America

In this episode of Lifehack Live, I spoke with Pamela Skillings about her new book, Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams. For more information about Pamela, her book, or her “Escape Clubs”, visit the Escape from Corporate America website.

Thanks for listening.

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June 23 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: career, corporate, entrepreneur, escape, job, planning, podcase | 3 comments»

4 Tech Tips to Keep Ahead of the Game for New Entrepreneurs

Thinking about starting a business or trying to make some cash out of the web? Technology can enable people and it can just as easily distract. We’ve got a few tips for you to consider to cut down on those distractions and costs and get more done, more efficiently and more effectively.

These tips all center on one thing: technology, whether it involves a specific device or just the way… » Continue

June 19 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: business, entrepreneur, gps, information, rss, skype, u, virtual assistant | 9 comments»

Business Week Names Lifehack Founder Leon Ho One of Asia’s Top Young Entrepreneurs

Leon Ho, founder of lifehack.org and now of Stepcase (lifehack.org’s parent company) is featured in BusinessWeek’s list of the top 25 young entrepreneurs in Asia. According to the article, now is a good time to look at some of [Asia's] top young entrepreneurs. BusinessWeek.com polled our readers to nominate their candidates for the best young entrepreneurs in the Asia-Pacific region. In this… » Continue

November 26 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: asia, entrepreneur, Leon_Ho | 8 comments»

Learning Entrepreneurship from Albert Einstein

eSoup has written about 5 Einstein quotes that could help entrepreneurs, or anyone in a problem-solving or creative field.

They draw upon Einstein’s years of battling scientific opposition and critical genius. Wise words you can use as inspiration or guidance.

1) “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
2) “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
3) “Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak… » Continue

May 31 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, inspiration | 7 comments»

Finding More Entrepreneurs . . . and Fewer Jerks

I have two topics this week: the present-day obsession with clinging grimly to the status quo, when we have rarely needed change and entrepreneurial flair so much; and the obnoxious jerks whose presence in leadership positions disfigures too many organizations. These topics are linked by a recurring theme: the way that Hamburger Management—that dismal system of cutting corners, hounding people to reach crazy targets, and driving down every cost except… » Continue

November 20 2006 | By Adrian | Tagged: achievement, behavior, bestpractices, business, business-fundamentalism, businesslife, competition, creativity, effectiveness, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Hamburger-Management, innovation, leadership, Management, motivation, organization, performance, respect, slow-leadership, work, work/life-balance | 1 comment»

Book Review: Small Business Answer Book

A book review by Reg Adkins. Small Business Answer Book (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003), by Courtney Price.

Since 1997 Courtney Price has written at least 5 books. Most of the books deal with business and management.

If you are well established and profitable in your business this book probably is not for you. But, if you have yet to make the leap to join the growing number of… » Continue

October 5 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: book, business, entrepreneur, howto | 3 comments»

Small Business Treasure Trove

Becky McCray runs Small Biz Survival, a site dedicated to small businesses, as well as businesses in rural areas and towns. She’s got a huge “best of” post that gives you incredible resources and things to consider, all compiled into one really useful post. Here are some samples:

Insurance and the Homebased Business USA Today Small Business Connection Featured Item
Blogging: How to position yourself as an expert
Simplified

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August 18 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: becky+mccray, business, entrepreneur, howto, sba, smallbiz, smallbizsurvival | 2 comments»

Fund Your Startup with Prosper

I was listening to Startup Nation’s podcast yesterday, and they featured Prosper, a website that’s the “eBay for peer-to-peer funding.” The idea seemed interesting, especially to someone forming a startup.

The basic premise is that you can borrow money from a group of peers instead of through a bank. The peers are all investing, and then bidding each other down to the lowest agreed-upon percentage base. (Check out their… » Continue

August 3 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: entrepreneur, investing, investors, loans, Money, prosper, startup, startup+nation | 4 comments»

Entrepreneurial Help and Advice

Sudha Jamthe is a serial entrepreneur, with a lot of experience developing ideas and turning them into companies. Her blog offers a wealth of advice based on experience and steeped with detailed instruction. As lots of readers of Lifehack.org are movers and shakers with all kinds of projects and ideas, I thought you’d find the advice relevant. And even if you’re not looking for a million dollars in angel funding… » Continue

June 30 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: business, Communication, entrepreneur, funding, venture | 6 comments»

Bulletproof Startups

Business 2.0 has a super-huge article on building a bulletproof startup. They cover everything one might have to consider to get your big idea from your head onto the shelves of a new store. It’s a HUGE and thought-provoking article, worthy of lots of time and attention.

I highly recommend getting out to the magazine stand and buying the paper issue, as well. The art by XPLANE is an excellent… » Continue

May 25 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: business, business2.0, entrepreneur, howto, Lifehack, startup, xplane | 3 comments»

Work Like a Pirate

I’m not joking. The idea from this post came from watching the ads for the new Pirates of the Carribean movie. It reminded me of a common theme in all the pirate movies that can apply to business.

A Pirate is not His Ship

Pirates are the ultimate underdogs. They often have a lesser quality ship (or product or service). To compensate, they have to be more creative and clever in… » Continue

May 25 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: article, business, entrepreneur, pirates, work-life | 16 comments»