'Entrepreneurs seem more quickly frustrated these days when their “million-dollar idea” doesn’t turn into a sustainable business overnight. Successful sports figures and musicians have long understood the value of time and practice in perfecting their skills. Even the revered Steve Jobs of Apple didn’t get it all right the first time. MORE >>

'The universal challenge of every startup founder is to get everything done that needs to get done, and still have a life. Even outside of business, everyone wants to accomplish more, while working less. ve been a student of these techniques for some time, but some time ago I saw a great summary that seems to pull all the key principles together. MORE >>

'I’m always looking for evidence of early startup characteristics that might be predictors of long-term success. Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. Of course, we would all like to have a magic list based on more definitive tracking of many real startups over time. Marty Zwilling. MORE >>

'Entrepreneurs inherently understand that they have to be the initial leader of their startup, but often they don’t have the experience or the training to know where their leadership competencies lie, or how to build a leadership team. Mature Helpers are considerate and genuinely the most sensitive and caring of all the leadership types. Artist. MORE >>

'How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” Investors will wait for more traction. The concept of disruptive technology was first introduced by Clayton M. Christensen in “ The Innovator’s Dilemma ” way back in 1995. We don''t quite get it. But that doesn''t help. Repudiation. MORE >>