You are an aspiring entrepreneur, eager to dump the corporate grind, and work to the beat of your own drummer, but you can’t come up with that killer idea to save the world. What are the alternatives that will give you the independence you crave, and challenge your business acumen? You really just want to be the boss. You want to make lots of money. MORE >>

Successful people always seem to make their own luck and find opportunities, but it has more to do with their state of mind than anything else. It's often said that luck is when opportunity meets preparation. That may very well be true. And I'm far from alone in that respect. You see, it's no accident that necessity is the mother of invention. MORE >>

Want to guarantee failure? Do this: fake it ‘til you make it. bet you didn’t expect to hear that. mean, how many times have you been told you need to fake it ‘til you make it to be successful? It has become the mantra for success. Unfortunately, its b t. Total complete b t. Fake it ‘til you make it is the insidious mantra of failure. Fake is fake. MORE >>

In the most competitive markets, the winners will be those with the most, and most accurate, data. Two years ago, I said that by 2020, 90% of the U.S. population would have willingly agreed to provide at least some of their personal data to the MAW—the omnipresent collision of media, advertising and work in our everyday lives. auto insurers. MORE >>

Years ago I came across the idea that in entrepreneurship, education and experience contribute to likelihood of success roughly like you see in the chart here. The underlying assumption is that a lot of education makes up for very little experience, and vice-versa. And this is in the context of startups, investment, and entrepreneurship. . MORE >>