What’s Wrong with Positive Thinking?
Whenever I talk so enthusiastically about entrepreneurship, a few people really feel the need to correct me. They say that positive...
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- May 11, 2012
- 1 min
Off The Beaten Path
Over the last year I have been working on a project funded by the European Investment Bank to help young entrepreneurs in the occupied...
- Apr 18, 2012
- 2 min
Spiderman’s Vulnerability
So many leaders and entrepreneurs understand this point and yet as soon as they open their mouths, they forget the basics. Connection...
- Oct 1, 2011
- 2 min
5 Key Skills for Successful Serial Entrepreneurs
I just finished leading a 3-day workshop in Toulouse, France for 15 entrepreneurs from the incubators and technology centres of the...
- May 15, 2011
- 1 min
A Three Minute Course in LEADERSHIP
Whether you are creating a business or creating an amazing life, you can benefit from thinking like an entrepreneur and by taking...
- May 10, 2011
- 2 min
DARING TO DREAM – The Entrepreneur Mindset
“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...
- Apr 20, 2011
- 3 min
iPad Changes the Game for Nerdy Guys
Boys and their iPad Toys A few months ago I was on a weekend cabin trip get-away with a bunch of guys and I noticed something different...
- Apr 15, 2011
- 3 min
Hunting in the Sales Jungle
If you are running a startup business, then it is likely that you don’t have a lot of money or a lot of time to waste on unnecessary...
- Mar 28, 2011
- 3 min
VCs are from Mars, Entrepreneurs are from Venus
John Gray’s book Men are from Mars has the subtitle ”The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex”. To some entrepreneurs,...
- Mar 17, 2011
- 2 min
Inspiration – What is your calling?
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...
- Mar 11, 2011
- 1 min
Why are you an Entrepreneur – really?
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...
- Mar 1, 2011
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Fall in Love with your Market, not with your Technology
Why do so many early-stage technology companies struggle? One reason is that they fall in love with their technology. Many entrepreneurs...
- Feb 13, 2011
- 2 min
Being an Entrepreneur – Curse or Blessing?
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...
- Dec 31, 2010
- 2 min
How Can Entrepreneurs Keep Faith?
Something that all entrepreneurs will face sooner or later are setbacks, delays and rejection. It goes with the territory, yet one of...
- Nov 25, 2010
- 2 min
Why Do Dyslexics Make Great Entrepreneurs?
I spend a lot of time being curious about what makes some people great entrepreneurs. I recently found an article in BusinessWeek that...
- Nov 22, 2010
- 2 min
Kill the Cow
What will Norway live from when the North Sea oil wells run dry? I believe that some answers lie in empowering young entrepreneurs. The...
- Nov 18, 2010
- 2 min
Entrepreneur Self Sabotage
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...
- Nov 14, 2010
- 2 min
If there is no struggle, then there is no progress
“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...
- Oct 25, 2010
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Great Networking Trick
Last week I accidentally discovered a great new networking trick. I was attending a lecture on Entrepreneurship in Norway. I walked into...
- Oct 18, 2010
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Can Entrepreneurship Empower Palestinians?
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...
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