This article orginally appeared on LinkedIn. You can find it here. ******** “Don’t wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig enjoys it.” – Mark Twain I was talking with my massage therapist the other day, and as often happens, our conversation turned toward business development. At one point (right when she […]
Create a 19,900% Advertising Bump in 67 Seconds
This article originally appeared on LinkedIn and went kind of viral. Check it out here! ******** A few months ago, I went to a birthday dinner for a friend at an Italian restaurant in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. It was a fun night – great conversation, delicious food, and pretty tasty wine. I’d never been […]
3 Questions to Ask Before Solving ANY Problem
This article originally appeared at Firmology. You can find it here. ******** A while back, I heard a stand-up comedian talk about the 3 questions you should always ask before you tell your significant other anything: Does this need to be said? Does this need to be said right now? Does this need to be […]
Call the Ghostbusters for the Blueprint to Your Entreprenuerial Team
This first ran at Firmology. Check out the full article here! ****** If you grew up in the 80’s, there’s a good chance that Harold Ramis movies were a constant source of amusement (and most of your clever one-liners with your friends). His passing this week has brought up fond memories for many of us, […]
Leadership Lessons from The Commitments
When people ask me about my favorite movies, they’re usually unprepared for one of my top choices, The Commitments, the tale of a scrappy Dublin soul band struggling to break away from the travails of working class life. Even though many people haven’t seen (or have even heard) of it, the exploits of Jimmy Rabbitte […]
Rock n’ Roll Bands and the New Entrepreneurial World
I remember reading Daniel Pink’s Free Agent Nation a few years ago back and thinking, “This guy is on to something.” Its description of an economy driven by the short-term partnerships of solopreneurs and freelancers turned out to be prescient. Though it’s hard to define and a quickly-moving target, the number of professionals working for themselves […]
Non-Linear Growth for Entrepreneurs
What causes entrepreneurs to fail? It’s a question that comes up a lot when working with clients who are struggling to build their businesses. Even new business owners who are doing well often feel that they are close to the edge of insolvency and are frustrated by how quickly (or rather, how slowly) their businesses are growing. Obviously, starting and growing a new enterprise is […]