There are a million and one things out there we have all read about productivity and efficiency. I’ve read The Four Hour Work Week, Getting Things Done, and Rework. These books offer many helpful hints, but they also have quite a bit of theory. Over the past month I’ve made four changes in my life [...]

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. Of course they pretend that they are trying to avoid alerting competitors prior to launch, but too often it becomes an excuse to move slowly in a world that’s all about getting to [...]

Looking for a better social media strategy?  Wondering how to stand out on Facebook? You’re not alone. It seems like only a year ago when companies were honestly considering if they should or shouldn’t get involved with social media.  Now, most business owners are confident that social media is where their customers are spending time [...]

If you’re a young entrepreneur looking for inspiration to start your own company, look no further than today’s interview with Urvesh Vasani. As the founder of Six Inch Nails Group – at the ripe old age of 13 – Urvesh proved that age doesn’t have to be a factor in whether or not you succeed. [...]

“Turn up.” – Woody Allen Woody Allen’s simple explanation of the ultimate of ultimate secrets to success rings true with me. However, I want to explore those two powerful words a little deeper, for they are two words that clearly differentiate between those who succeed in this life and those who fail. 1. Turn Up [...]

Probably more so than any time in the past, more people are looking to break the mould in career planning with the ultimate aim of becoming entrepreneurs. The feeling that the best person to help you make a good and interesting living is yourself may not be new but it has seldom been so prevalent. [...]

A lot of businesses failed in the Great Depression. Heck, even internationally known newspapers and magazines fell by the wayside. But not all of them failed because of the economic climate. Some of them failed because they didn’t embrace the technological climate. Think about how your customers consume the thing that you do or make. [...]

As a young entrepreneur, you are probably focusing on everything but marketing. You are designing products, hiring help, looking for office space, and finding investors. Marketing is the least of your worries – the product will sell itself. The reality is that the product will not sell itself. You need to think about marketing right [...]

They say “cash flow is the life blood of a business,” and I’d add cash itself is the oxygen carried around to keep the business alive… so to breathe new life into a small business, I recently gave CPR to a business; oh no not the mouth to mouth cardiopulmonary resuscitation but the customer’s wallet to my client’s business bank [...]

I can’t begin to tell you how many countless times I’ve heard someone ask the question, “how do you get more traffic to your website?” And I don’t mean to me per say, but in general. This really is the ultimate challenge for many site owners isn’t it? At the end of the day, No [...]

Why do business online? Sounds like a simple question, but it’s a question that is often asked way too late by businesses. When I ask potential clients why they want to build a website or re-launch a website, the typical answer is that they want an online “presence.” Can you imagine asking someone looking to [...]

The evolution of brand engagement is mobile! Once a month, I get together with a colleague and friend of mine over “dos” pomegranate margaritas and chips and salsa (“patatas fritas y salsa”). We collaborate on and share the latest new apps we’ve discovered and downloaded on our iPhones. At some point I wonder if there [...]