Every time I hear it, I want to wring their little necks! I’m talking about the arrogant and childish statement made by many of the entrepreneurial “elites” that goes a little something like this… “Not all business owners are really entrepreneurs…blah…blah..blah”. (They go on to pontificate why – but I mentally check out on their [...]
Scoring financing is one of the hottest topics in entrepreneurship and my new friends @lendio are doing their part to help entrepreneurs find the right funding sources. In addition to their subscription service that boasts 70+% funding rates, they sponsor cool events like this one. They invited me be on a panel for an innovative [...]
“You’re crazy Joe, VC’s and MLMers have nothing in common.” Someone said to me. “After all, VCs fund highly scalable companies and take them public. MLMers sell potions and lotions door to door. How can they have anything in common?” Hmmm. Well, let’s dive a bit deeper than the stereotypes we all have been fed. [...]
What’s the big deal about Entrepreneurial DNA (or BOSI)? That’s a question I have been asked a few times already (and I’m sure I’ll be asked that question a thousand times again). Everything! Is my initial answer. But I know I need to qualify that claim. In the book, I describe some real-life scenarios in [...]
The #1 frustration for entrepreneurs is raising money. Here is some insight from a guy who has been through the process around 20 times personally and with clients.
Growing up, my sisters used to have a saying (that came from a silly kids story about – you guessed it – a donkey). The saying went “Patience donkey…Patience”. I find myself saying that to myself as an entrepreneur quite often. I’m sure you do too (in your own endearing way). One of the toughest [...]
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