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Dec. 15th 2009
In my experience, I’ve observed two very different “types” of entrepreneurs. Let’s call them Generals and Explorers. The Generals start with a given set of means (military training, political power) and seek to identify the best way to arrive at their goal. The entrepreneurial Generals begin with a set of means: their abilities, their education/experience, and their networks (who they know) and use this set of means to come up with new ideas/solutions to problems. They start with a goal (to […] Continue Reading Are You an Explorer or a General?
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Oct. 26th 2009
As an entrepreneur, or EIT (entrepreneur-in-training) do you sometimes find it difficult to stay on track? If you don’t set limits on your time, you’ll quickly become overwhelmed. I’ve come up with a technique that helps me stay on track, it’s called “Buckets”. About every four months I come up with a list of buckets that are most important to me. This list is short and sweet – and currently consists of five buckets: 1) Spending time with family/friends. 2) Physical fitness. 3) […] Continue Reading Entrepreneurial Buckets
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Claudia re Best Advice for Young Entrepreneurs
Reading these great comments from all members! Having a plan of attack and executing the plan is the best advice I know. I've read that many new […]
Eric re Best Advice for Young Entrepreneurs
Thanks DeAnna - Our members have so much to offer other entrepreneurs, it's all a matter of getting the word out so that we can collectively help […]
DeAnna Lynn re Best Advice for Young Entrepreneurs
Awesome article Eric! There is some GREAT advice here! :) So great of you to highlight the advice of others that are out there learning, do-ing and […]
Natalie re Three Self Assessments for Young Entrepreneurs
Thanks for your note John. I think that's a really good lesson: "Focus on the positives and eliminate as many negatives as possible." I've enjoyed going through […]
Business Planning: Prove and Get Operational | Garage Entrepreneurs re Garage Entrepreneurs Business Planning Blog Series: Part 2 (Screening Your Idea)
[...] Garage Entrepreneurs Business Planning Blog Series, we’ve taken you through generating an idea, assessing good ideas, and validating your idea – now it’s time to get […]