There’s a fantastic video on Inc.com about the creator of Spanx, Sarah Blakely. It’s a phenomenal video for budding entrepreneurs because it highlights a number of things that affect people starting a new business: Learning — Sarah didn’t know anything…
Category: Starting Up
Is the Secret to Success… Failure?
There’s an article in the New York Times that goes in depth into one of the most important recurring entrepreneurial themes: that a major secret to success is failure. There are a number of reasons why failure is extremely important:…
Stealing Ideas Is Entrepreneurial Art
There’s a myth in business that the “first mover” in a new product category always has the advantage. While being first has its advantages, the myth isn’t always true–and here are some counter-examples: Google came along and took over the…