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…
People are scared of generative AI, but the future is safe and bright if you prepare now.I recently published an expert roundup on the benefits of generative AI. Some people worried about bias and political agendas, while others thought jobs would disappear and technocrats would hoard all wealth. Fortunately, we…
Leaders need to care about bias because it directly impacts organizational success, employee well-being and overall inclusivity. Bias can cloud judgment and lead to flawed decision-making processes. When we choose not to manage bias in the workplace, it can create a hostile or unwelcoming environment, leading to decreased employee engagement…
The pandemic caused people around the world to reevaluate their careers. For Kayli Kunkel, a layoff from her corporate job led her back to her roots. Inspired by her childhood experiences spending time in nature, Kayli created Earth & Me, the first zero-waste store in Queens, New York.Earth & Me…
For more than 60 years, my family has owned and operated a mid-sized dairy farm in Junction City, Wisconsin. I spent many of my formative years at the barn working alongside my grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts and cousins milking, "sweeping in" and making hay. And while I'm sure I caused…
Whether the economy is doing well or in a phase of uncertainty, the fundamentals of building an investable start-up remain the same. You don't need to be a mind reader to determine what investors want to know.Here are five tips to help convince potential investors that your solution solves a…
Founding a startup is incredibly demanding. The challenges of simultaneously raising capital, hiring and finding product market fit can be overwhelming for new founders. Being a founder in Web3 is an order of magnitude made even more complex with the additional regulatory, business model and technical considerations and risks that…
The business world respects unicorn startups and with good reason. To qualify as a unicorn startup, a company must have an investor valuation of $1 billion or more, and there are over 1,200 unicorns in the world as of March 2023.The path to unicorn status may not be impossible, but…
Here's the bad news: an angry customer is breathing down your neck or tearing you up over the phone, shooting daggers at you via e-mail. Worst case, they're threatening you with the words every business owner dreads, "I'll never use you again, and I'm telling everyone I know not to…
As an entrepreneur, a pitch deck is your most powerful tool to impress investors and raise investments from them. However, creating the perfect pitch deck can be a real challenge, and only 1% of pitch decks succeed in acquiring funds! So, how do you make things work here?To make a…
One of the greatest challenges of entrepreneurship is raising money for your startup, especially if you don't have an established network of venture capitalists (VCs) to rely on. However, with the right strategies and approach, it's possible to secure the funding you need even without prior connections.My DTC cat company,…
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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