Previously I wrote about wannabe entrepreneur symptoms and cures. was once a wannabe entrepreneur, and then I was a first-timer. OK, so it's not the norm to be successful at startups at all. It's even less the norm for first time entrepreneurs though. Symptom: your co-founders are not startup types. MORE >>

As of today, I will have published an article here for entrepreneurs and startups every day for the last 1001 days, since I started Startup Professionals Musings near the close of 2008. Here are ten key messages that I would like to leave you with: I continue to gain respect for entrepreneurs. m sure you know what I mean. MORE >>

Business success begins in the mind of the startup founder and his team. winning startup is a team of entrepreneurs who build and run the business as an extension of who they are, rather than some extrapolation of the Google or Facebook model. Excellence comes when the entrepreneur takes pride in doing his best. MORE >>

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur?  If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. On Being an Entrepreneur. Startups weren’t meant to be easy. Long hours. MORE >>

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. But otherwise, startup companies should seek out publicity and the open sharing of information, from day one. Openness is part of the business culture of entrepreneurs and technology centers around the world. MORE >>