Anyone, no matter how young or old, can be an entrepreneur. You just need to have ideas, perseverance, and an iterative framework to test your ideas until you find one that makes money (ie. creates revenue). By Jennifer Arguello (Co-Founder, Latino Startup Alliance) Think about an app or gadget you love to use. Is it [...]
Posts Tagged "Business"
How To Turn Your Passion Into A Business Model (Coolhaus)
July 26, 2012 – 6:00 am
Unable to afford a brick and mortar storefront, the young entrepreneurial duo bought a second-hand truck and split their time baking cookies and making ice cream in Freya’s mom’s kitchen during the Fall of 2008. They launched their first food truck one year later, and they’ve been using Google Apps ever since to scale their [...]
From Startup To Successful: Building A Profitable Business In A Competitive Industry
March 20, 2012 – 6:00 am
Six tips for establishing revenue for your business success. By Barbara Grant (Founder & President, Retrofit Pilates) Being a successful entrepreneur takes more than just talent. These days, the key to a business’ profitability is based on a number of factors, many of which, though obvious, are often overlooked by those starting out. With a [...]
For Women Starting Tech Companies, Brilliance Is Mandatory
January 17, 2012 – 9:30 am
By Carla Rover (Writer, The Advertising Technology Review) There are two sides to the post-feminist world for women creating startups technology companies. Here’s the good part: most investors, at least publicly, acknowledge the need for a more diverse field of leadership in the startup community. Here’s the bad part: women may have to do a [...]
Tina Fey’s Rules For Improv… And Your Career
January 8, 2012 – 9:00 am
By Bryce Christiansen (Blogger, YouTern) As I finished reading Tina Fey’s book Bossypants, I came to a realization. We often don’t give comedians enough credit for their business smarts, and Tina Fey is no exception. As I read her “humor/biography” book, I wasn’t expecting to come away with too many things I could apply at [...]
How to Ask Smart Questions
December 5, 2011 – 11:21 am
By Penelope Trunk (Co-Founder, Brazen Careerist) After I realized that the most underrated skill is asking good questions, I realized that I am not very good at it. I don’t ask for help enough because I don’t know what question to ask. And also, I worry the question will be bad and then the person [...]
Do You Talk Business? (Language and Women’s Place)
November 2, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Isabella A. Woods (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) Women are from Venus or any of the gazillions of relationship self-help books on the same theme? Different things are important to us and we communicate our concerns differently. But for women in business, their normal way of operating may be damaging the health and affecting the [...]
How to Build a Business that Resonates with Purpose
October 12, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Amanda Aitken (Creator, The Girl’s Guide to Web Design) The biggest lesson I’ve learned in my career is that the moment you decide to challenge convention, everything changes. The usual perception is that different is dangerous. But the opposite is really true: When you dare to be different, everything flows. Your “right people” notice [...]
Women in the Workplace: Over-Mentored and Under-Sponsored
October 11, 2011 – 11:00 am
By Phyllis Korkki (Contributing Writer, The New York Times) A rich source of female talent exists just below top management, says Sylvia Ann Hewlett, founding president of the Center for Work-Life Policy, a research organization. But women have become stuck in this layer because they tend to lack a sponsor at the top to advocate [...]
How to be a Tech Entrepreneur Without Knowing How to Program
August 8, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Laura Forrest (Marketing Manager, Mozilla) Don’t have a computer science degree? Don’t worry. Don’t let that stop you from founding your own start-up. There are many examples of successful non-technical co-founders who didn’t let the lack of knowing a programming language stop them from creating something great. In this case study, we look at [...]
