Your Playing Small Doesn’t Serve Anyone This content from: Duct Tape Marketing. The single behavior that prevents business owners, or really anyone for that matter, from realizing the incredible potential that lies in their business is playing small. Think about a goal you’ve set. Oh, and just for fun, pick one you didn’t achieve. MORE >>

I had the pleasure of working with Joshua Waldman last year, and was very impressed with his tenacity and creativity. He had a dream to write a book about his passion for using social media in job search, and he moved this into reality when he secured a deal from Wiley to write Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies. am very proud of you. MORE >>

You can file this under investors to avoid.  There are plenty of situations that I have seen where non-investor types get involved in startup funding.  These range from wealthy family members and benefactors to corporations and government organizations.  As he was discussing the deal, everything sounded kosher until I asked about the terms.  MORE >>

Don’t charge the hill until you are “ready.” This probably seems obvious to military types, but I see entrepreneurs violating this rule all the time. They approach key potential investors way too early, trying to talk their way up the hill, with no supporting business plan, and before they have a support team around them. Better safe than sorry. MORE >>

Last spring Brad Bernthal and Jill Van Matre turned the tables on me and interviewed me for CU’s Entrepreneurs Unplugged series. Normally I’m the interviewer (with one of Bernthal or Jill) – this time I was the interviewee. Admission is free but please register if you are going to attend. also found a nice summary of the interview. MORE >>