What if your lender rejects your loan application? You’re not alone. Banks reject 73% of business...

Understand the inherent tradeoff between profits vs. growth. I’m struck by how much business...

How do you feel when somebody steals your idea? It’s a frequently asked question. Here’s my answer....

Many small businesses are turning to customer relationship management systems(CRM) to better...

(Note: consider this one a guest post from Paul O’Brien, CEO of MediaTech Ventures. It’s his answer...

Investors look at startup forecasts for concepts, not accuracy. When investors look at your...

Question: How do entrepreneurs without salaries sustain their families and pay bills? My answer: As...

What entrepreneurship skills do you need before you start? Here is my top 10 list, revised for...

How to pitch a startup idea by email? I scoffed a bit when I saw the question, on Quora. Nobody...

The question surprised me: “Is it a red flag for a founder to have a child while a startup is still...

No, it’s not really the format, the pictures, or the design … although those help. Ugly, confused,...

Some points for you … I lasted more than a decade as a consultant on my own, working mainly with...

Don’t assume you can get funding for a business idea. Everything in the categories of outside...

Start simple, with just a lean business plan. Do a simple strategy summary (use a lean canvas if...

I second the excellent answer already posted here by David S. Rose. Why would anybody enter a race...

Yes, of course I do, although I started it in 1987 — when I started Palo Alto Software — and it’s...

Most mission statements are wastes of time, filled with meaningless vague phrases, which do nothing...

Do a lean plan first. A strategy summary, major milestones, metrics, and essential business...

I wasn’t going to answer this because I’m not a founder who didn’t write code. But then I thought...

Planning is not just about the plan — it’s about the management. And plan vs. actual analysis, also...