What sparks paradigm-shifting innovation in any business? It’s a special mix of entrepreneur and company, regular in every respect except for having the courage and foresight to make an idea happen that was supposed to be impossible. The book is titled “ Nanovation ,” by Kevin & Jackie Freiberg. Lead the revolution. They are wired to win. MORE >>

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Dave McClure – [link]. MORE >>

tl;dr: To successfully target VCs, view your deal through their eyes. got an outstanding piece of advice in my first job: “Always see the world from the other person’s point of view.”. If you’re trying to sign the pivotal customer, think from their perspective about what price they can accept. learned this the hard way. MORE >>

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I’m proud to say John Jantsch, the world’s number one expert on small business marketing,  is a friend of mine. I’ve worked with him for years and I’ve learned a lot from him. For example, I still use his definition of marketing (“getting people to know, like, and trust you”) almost daily. . Do yourself a favor. MORE >>