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Don’t Call Me Buddy: A Quick Guide to Business Communication

Don’t Call Me Buddy: A Quick Guide to Business Communication

September 22, 20112 Comments

At an age where most kids are wearing baggy pants, dying their hair, and using words like “ridic” and “yo,” I chose to build and [&hellip

What it Means to Fail Fast

What it Means to Fail Fast

July 12, 2011Leave a reply

A popular saying among entrepreneurs is “fail fast,” or the extended “fail often, fail fast, fail cheaply.” This is a perplexing phrase, especially in the [&hellip

Why GenY Hates Phones

Why GenY Hates Phones

June 16, 201169 Comments

The more I interact with baby-boomers,¹ the more I learn of their frustration with GenY (my generation). Now, there is no shortage of reasons why [&hellip

7 Skills We Entrepreneurs Suck At

7 Skills We Entrepreneurs Suck At

June 3, 2011Leave a reply

As an entrepreneur surrounded by entrepreneurs, I’ve become more than acutely aware of the personality traits of entrepreneurs. While a lot of this has shaped [&hellip

How to Win Friends and Influence People – 70 Years Later (Part 2)

How to Win Friends and Influence People – 70 Years Later (Part 2)

May 29, 20111 Comment

Earlier this year I had the great pleasure of sharing one of my biggest sources of guidance when it comes to people skills. My guide [&hellip

6 Business Quotes That Don’t Fly Anymore

6 Business Quotes That Don’t Fly Anymore

April 22, 2011Leave a reply

I always get a chuckle out of those cliché business tidbits. You know the ones, you see them on the screen at a business learning [&hellip

1 Minute Negotiator

1 Minute Negotiator

April 9, 20111 Comment

In business as in life, almost everything is a negotiation. Whether your goal is to move net 15 to net 30, or getting her to [&hellip

6 Geeky Skills Every Entrepreneur Should Have

6 Geeky Skills Every Entrepreneur Should Have

March 30, 20113 Comments

In business, I’ve always found that a broad, diverse range of skills is a leading indicator of success. In small businesses and startups, doubly so. [&hellip

How to Win Friends & Influence People – 70 Years Later (Part 1)

How to Win Friends & Influence People – 70 Years Later (Part 1)

March 22, 20112 Comments

Over 70 years and 15 million copies after it’s initial publication, Dale Carnegie’s legendary How to Win Friends and Influence People is perhaps even more [&hellip

The 21st Century Guide to Business Etiquette

The 21st Century Guide to Business Etiquette

March 12, 20117 Comments

A few months ago I StumbledUpon (literally) an excellent blog post by Max Andrew Dubinsky, entitled “A Gentleman’s Guide to Staying Cool in the 21st [&hellip

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