As an entrepreneur, you must stay ahead and anticipate the future. To do this, you must refine your current skills and understand successful business practices while sharpening the most important skills you should master in the next five years.From recognizing potential opportunities to adapting quickly to change and maximizing resources for growth, you'll be better equipped to take your business…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Kyle Needham. In 2011, he co-founded Oyster Party with Samuel Keller. The company serves private parties, weddings and corporate events by shucking oysters on the half shell, popping up raw bars and seafood towers, providing caviar bumps and more. Oyster Party hosts pop-up events…
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri think in millions. They've both had notable exits for many millions (Parr sold his newsletter company The Hustle to HubSpot, and Puri sold his video streaming company Bebo to Twitch). Together, they cohost the chart-topping podcast My First Million, where they kick around business ideas…
Clinton is a renowned entertainment mogul, author, speaker, entrepreneur, visionary brand builder, creative executive, and leading-edge innovator when it comes to integrating culture, collaboration, and cross-platform marketing with an outstanding track record of success, and background managing multiple products from ideation to market launch. He is also a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Darpan Munjal, founder and CEO of Atom, the AI-powered startup ecosystem "on its way to becoming the go-to naming and branding destination."Image Credit: Courtesy of Atom. Darpan Munjal. When did you start your side hustle, and where did you find the inspiration for it?…
There is a lot of good advice on how to launch your product on Amazon. Unfortunately, if you come across the wrong advice, it will have significant gaps based on what products or services they're trying to sell you.When you're a smaller company and don't have unlimited budgets, or perhaps…
There is no such thing as the perfect time to start a business. I know. Growing up in a family business, I always thought I would love to own my own business, but I was waiting for the perfect time. Then, I got fired from my job in broadcasting and…
When you consider the different factors that contribute to your success as an entrepreneur, mindset may not be the first thing that comes to mind. Mindset may not seem important as you move from task to task, but it has a significant impact on how you run your business.Successful entrepreneurs…
The art of celebrating team milestones has evolved into a crucial leadership skill. A recent study by Nectar, an employee recognition software company, found that nearly 84% of employees say that recognition affects their motivation to succeed at work, and nearly eight in 10 people admit that they'd be more…
People enter entrepreneurship with the mindset that their creation will "change the world." The question is: What is the cost of changing the world, and more importantly, who pays?Even fictional heroes have to budget accordingly. There's a reason our most recognizable superheroes — the Tony Starks and Bruce Waynes of…
In this ongoing series, we are sharing advice, tips and insights from real entrepreneurs who are out there doing business battle on a daily basis. (Answers have been edited and condensed for clarity.)Please give us the elevator pitch of your business.I'm Orfeas Boteas, the founder and CEO of Krotos. Our…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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