You are ready to discuss an idea with someone important – someone whose actions will have an influence on the outcomes for you. This could be an investor you are courting. Or a potential partner Or a future employee Or a prospect If it is a fresh idea with a lot of risks, there is… Continue reading
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How to Turn a One-Time Gift Into an Ongoing Gift Subscription
If you are reasonably successful in the world of business, you get a lot of demands on your time and mindshare. One category of these requests are from people who have hit a roadblock in their startup. At the risk of over-simplifying, their earlier assumptions about how the market reacts to their idea did not… Continue reading
T is for Teaching
Teaching is one of those evergreen triple-win opportunities. You rarely go wrong with it when you do it well. Think about it: If you teach something well, whatever you are teaching becomes clear in your own mind and you will become better at it. On the other hand, the people you are teaching to will… Continue reading