Is there any stressful or frustrating experience for than job-hunting? Between submitting resumes, asking for informational interviews, networking at industry functions, and then the job interview and salary negotiation process … I don’t think so, and if you’re an...
Whether you’re still in school just starting your job-hunt or have been out in the working world for years, it is virtually inevitable that you’ve encountered firsthand the power of professional networking. Maybe you heard about about a job that was filled before the...
One questions I inevitably ask entrepreneurs is “How big is your market?” It’s a question I rarely get a good answer to. Some of the recent answers I’ve gotten have been “It’s a growing market!,” “It’s huge with millenials!”,” Millions are spent!” and the always...
A young entrepreneur (let’s call him “Turk”) approached me at an event recently, and he had an interesting dilemma. “I’m starting a new venture,” he said. “And I think it’s really good. But how do I make sure I’ve put together all the right pieces so I don’t fail?…”...
Most of the entrepreneurs I work with are thinking about raising funds or have already started the process, but I also advise a lot of entrepreneurs who are just starting their businesses. I was talking to one such entrepreneur last week. Let’s call him “Stan.” I met...
I was speaking with a budding young entrepreneur recently who I’ll call “Wolf,” and this was one of the many good questions he asked me about a venture he’d like to start: “I keep hearing that I need a co-founder, but there’s no one that I really want to work with. I...
