Negotiating first and foremost is about leverage. Unfortunately, in the early stages of a venture, you have little leverage. You often are underfunded, unknown, working on an unproven […]

What We Feel: There are so many times when things seem impossible—times when you don’t have the resources, money or wherewithal to accomplish […]

Everyone understands that entrepreneurial ventures don’t succeed or exist without hard work and dedication. But that doesn’t mean you can ignore the needs and feelings of those […]

Everyone has competition. In a complex global economy with increasingly sophisticated technology, competition can occur almost immediately and from any corner of the world. If you or […]

When you or people in your organization say things like “our customers are clueless” or “we can sell that to them”, it sends a clear message not only […]

What We Feel: The market needs your solution now. You can’t understand why it is taking so long to get investors, win customers or attract employees. Doesn’t […]

The Lonely Entrepreneur Interviews: Entrepreneur John Lee Dumas

The Lonely Entrepreneur Q&A  discusses the struggles, perspectives, and successes of starting your own business with other entrepreneurs. […]

Let the Business Sell Itself. Don’t hard sell your organization. Let your offering sell itself. How do you do that? Use points of validation by third parties—the market, […]

WHAT YOU FEEL: something goes wrong and you start to think to […]

What We Feel: Employees want. Customers want. Investors want. Board members want. Family wants. Keeping everyone aligned is hard. Keeping everyone happy is daunting.

In the beginning […]

For us  – the entrepreneurs and business owners, everything IS a priority but you don’t have enough fingers and toes to plug all the holes.

PERSPECTIVE: there are 100 hours […]

Unless you’ve been there, and been there with your money, it’s hard to imagine the feeling. One of the reasons entrepreneurs get frustrated with people trying to give […]

The Lonely Entrepreneur Interviews: RJ Pahura, Founder and CEO of Venture Connects

Once a month, The Lonely Entrepreneur interviews an entrepreneur who is in […]

Every entrepreneur faces an overwhelming set of tasks to be accomplished. The list is endless. Strategy. Technology. Team. Business models. Plans. Tactics. Functional areas. Branding. Staff. […]

What You Feel: your company is struggling and you don’t know what the root of the problem is. Your value proposition is clear but you […]

Perspective is not simply a solution to a single problem or common entrepreneurial challenges. Rather it is the energy that brings new life to a challenge. […]

Don’t be at work when you are not at work. Time is our most valuable asset. We take little time away from work. When you do, don’t think […]

Silence your technology. When you are working on something, turn off your email and put your devices across the room with the sound off. Shifting your attention from […]

Do the hardest thing first thing in the morning.

As entrepreneurs with so many things going on 24/7, it is very easy to get distracted by things […]

In the chaotic world of entrepreneurship, it is rare that entrepreneurs assess how they work, and how they organize and execute their days. We are often […]

The Lonely Entrepreneur Interviews: Dave Chase, Digital Health Entrepreneur

The Lonely Entrepreneur Q&A is a monthly series we launched that discusses the struggles, perspectives, and […]

What You Feel: there are 100 things to do and when I think about all that needs to be done, I get […]

Lack of attention to money used to drive me crazy, especially when it was my money. If you left a career or job with a […]