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7 Keys To Scaling A Startup into A Thriving Business

Startup Professionals Musings

As an advisor to many startups today, I still see that most of you entrepreneurs see yourselves as the sole driver of your new solution, and the key driver of your new business. As your business grows from a startup to a sustainable business, you too have to grow from an entrepreneur to a business leader.

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6 Today Strategies For Creating The Next Killer Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet, as a business advisor, every entrepreneur I meet assumes that they are destined to become the next killer brand in their space, like Tesla is to all-electric vehicles, and Apple is to smart phones. But customers today are fickle, instantly aware of every new alternative, due to the Internet and social media, and not afraid to change.

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Female Founder Interview: Rita Bautista, CEO of Latina Podcasters

The Startup Magazine

TSM: What are the most important things you tell Latinas to help them find their “voice” as leaders and entrepreneurs? TSM: As an entrepreneur yourself, going back to your early life decisions, tell us what factors influenced your decision to be an entrepreneur? Rita: My family owned a circus in Honduras up until the 1970s.

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5 Takeaways from the 2012 Skoll World Forum | Stanford Social Innovation Review

Campus Entrepreneurship

There was a sea change in thinking this year; social entrepreneurs seemed increasingly fascinated by the market as a mechanism to advance their social agendas. This year I observed a new breed of social entrepreneur—more entrepreneur than social. He has some interesting insights: 1.