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Right now I am on an airplane. I’m flying home at 20,000 feet from Kuopio, Finland. I’m decompressing. Imagine a town dropped right in...

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...

Many entrepreneurs struggle. Some fail, yet some entrepreneurs succeed beyond their wildest dreams. What is the difference? What is the...

If you can’t tell me in 30 seconds what you do and what you want, then I am not buying, investing or probably even listening any longer...

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...

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...

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...

John Gray’s book Men are from Mars has the subtitle ”The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex”.  To some entrepreneurs,...

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...