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4 Financial Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask Before Launching a Business
June 30, 2021 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’re filled with enthusiasm for a new idea, you may have considered setting up a new business. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of the economy. According to the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, businesses with 20 employees or less [...]
This Founder and Inventor Overcame Early Setbacks to Create a Successful Company (and a Temperature-Controlled Coffee Mug)
Cold scrambled eggs actually became the catalyst for Ember’s first product, a temperature-controlled coffee mug. June 30, 2021 1 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In this video, James McKinney’s guest is Clay Alexander, the inventor and founder of temperature control brand Ember. The [...]
Lessons Learned from a CEO: Stepping Up in a New Leadership Role
The first few months in a new role are pivotal in establishing a strong presence that will set the tone for your tenure. June 28, 2021 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Stepping into a new role is exciting, humbling and challenging at the same time. Yet the first few months are pivotal in [...]
So Your Co-Founder is Threatening to Quit Unless You Give Them More Equity. What Should You Do?
As a startup attorney with 15 years of experience, I see startup and founder dispute scenarios on a daily basis. June 27, 2021 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Harvard Business School professor Noam Wasserman famously determined that 65% of startups fail as a result of founder conflict. Startups [...]
5 Questions to Ask Before Including Services in Your Bootstrapping Strategy
June 26, 2021 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Most tech entrepreneurs these days stay away from services because investors are looking for high-margin, repeatable revenue. Service revenues don’t command the same multiples that product revenues do. When I decided to bootstrap my startup, I never [...]
Want To Attract Great Employees Post-Covid? Why 'Remote' Isn't Everything
June 27, 2021 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Chattanooga? When my daughter told me recently she’d be leaving a remote role in sunny Santa Barbara for a new job in Tennessee, it caught me by surprise. But the more I thought about her move, the more it made sense — and the more light it shed on [...]
Married to Your Business Partner? Here's How to Navigate Both Relationships.
June 22, 2021 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Marriage is tough. It’s more difficult than anyone realizes from the outside looking in. No matter how perfect your dating relationship is, marriage takes things to a whole new level. Couples find out what their marriage is really made of when [...]
How to Accelerate Gains for Your Small Business in Uncertain Times
June 25, 2021 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. With a new wave of shutdowns blanketing the country in an attempt to rein in the third wave of the pandemic, small businesses — which are vital to the health of the U.S. economy — are struggling to hold on. Many are closed for good: 60 percent, [...]
6 Ways to Attract Diverse Early Career Talent
June 25, 2021 8 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In this current economy, chances are your company is looking to hire. If you’re interested in hiring more Gen-Z and millennial talent, there are several things to consider. It’s important to acknowledge that early career talent in 2021 have [...]
How to Bounce Back and Reinvent Your Post-Pandemic Self
These four strategies will help you emerge stronger from the 2020 train wreck. June 24, 2021 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The post-pandemic era seems to be upon us, as mass reopening’s have begun in the wake of the vaccine rollout. And yet, we know the rebuilding process has just begun. [...]