More Strategy Roundtables For Entrepreneurs

Here are some more Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs to discuss their business issues with me. During this 60-minute session, entrepreneurs are invited to pitch me their ideas in a 3-minute presentation. I will review the material in real-time and provide feedback on each pitch, as well as address specific strategy questions from the entrepreneur.

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Podcast at Renewable Energy World

Check this interview out: Learning from Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs.

Deal Radar 2008: Saki Seat

Along with posts on education and health care, Deal Radar will also be featuring entrepreneurs who have managed to turn adversity into opportunity. Today’s post looks at the story of Glen Malmskog, an electronics engineer by training who had been laid off from his job in the tech industry and switched to becoming an entrepreneur.

Oct 21: Web 3.0 Product Strategy Roundtable With RWW On DimDim

Calling all entrepreneurs! On Tuesday, October 21 at 11am PT/2pm ET, I will host a Web 3.0 product strategy roundtable online in collaboration with ReadWriteWeb, using Dimdim, the free, open source web conferencing platform. During the 60-minute session, entrepreneurs are invited to pitch me their product ideas in a 3-minute presentation. I will review the

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Rules for Bootstrappers (Part 4)

By Greg Gianforte, Guest Author The bootstrapper will inevitably come up against a stream of seemingly insurmountable problems. This is when the Unconventional Mindset comes into play. Your motto on all these occasions must be, “There is always another way.” In the Herculean task you are undertaking—starting a business from scratch—conventional wisdom does not apply.

Rules for Bootstrappers (Part 3)

By Greg Gianforte, Guest Author This week’s post addresses marketing, an often misunderstood aspect of starting and running a business. Marketing is not a euphemism for sales. Marketing’s primary role is to engage in activities that make sales more efficient and shorten the sales cycle.

Rules for Bootstrappers (Part 2)

By Greg Gianforte, Guest Author People have different reactions to those who are careful with their money. As a bootstrapper you can expect a mixture of admiration, denigration, and even open contempt for those you encounter in business if you push, and push again, for price reductions, cost savings, and expense elimination.

Forbes Column 08: Barack Obama’ s Finance Lesson

And here is Barack Obama’s Finance Lesson, following Weapons of Mass Reconstruction. It addresses the flaws in Obama’s economic policy.