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As an entrepreneur, there is really only one way to fail. But before I tell you how, let me define what I think an entrepreneur is. My...

When I was a rowdy kid (yes, just ask my 4 brothers), my mother would (often) send me to my room. Being forced to sit alone was the...

Why some of the things you can’t even hear yourself saying may be killing your pitch and ruining your first Impressions In my head I...

Whenever I talk so enthusiastically about entrepreneurship, a few people really feel the need to correct me. They say that positive...

Over the last year I have been working on a project funded by the European Investment Bank to help young entrepreneurs in the occupied...

So many leaders and entrepreneurs understand this point and yet as soon as they open their mouths, they forget the basics. Connection...

I just finished leading a 3-day workshop in Toulouse, France for 15 entrepreneurs from the incubators and technology centres of the...

Whether you are creating a business or creating an amazing life, you can benefit from thinking like an entrepreneur and by taking...

“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving...

I believe that we all have something special to offer this world. No matter who you are… No matter what skills you possess or don’t...

What motives you as an entrepreneur? What is the real reason that you are willing to work long hours 7 days a week with low pay, few...

Why do so many early-stage technology companies struggle? One reason is that they fall in love with their technology. Many entrepreneurs...

I have been away from my writing for quite some time. I have struggled to find the time. I have struggled to find the words. I have...

Something that all entrepreneurs will face sooner or later are setbacks, delays and rejection.  It goes with the territory, yet one of...

I spend a lot of time being curious about what makes some people great entrepreneurs. I recently found an article in BusinessWeek that...

What will Norway live from when the North Sea oil wells run dry? I believe that some answers lie in empowering young entrepreneurs. The...

We all have 2 different minds. One is logical, the other is emotional and they don’t always agree with each other. Sometimes they will do...

“If there is no struggle, then there is no progress” The title of this blog is a quote from Fredrick Douglass. He was born a slave in...

Last week I accidentally discovered a great new networking trick. I was attending a lecture on Entrepreneurship in Norway. I walked into...

Last week I was asked to join a group of coaches and investors to design and lead a program for Palestinian entrepreneurs from the West...