“Most people never pick up the phone, most people never ask. And that’s what separates, sometimes, the people that do things from the people that just dream about them. You gotta act. And you gotta be willing to fail… if you’re afraid of failing, you won’t get very far.” This 1995 Steve Jobs interview...
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Doing business in a bankrupt state
There’s a lot of debate and – perhaps justifiably – a lot of desperation in the private business sector about the fortunes of the Greek economy. Regardless of each one’s political and emotional views on the matter, I think we will all be better off if we spend less time hoping that the government...
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A Small Market’s Perils
The core problem of a small market is, well, it’s size. I’d personally call it as one of the two major problems of the local business ecosystem, with the latter being the risk-avert mentality. Let’s keep risk phobia out of the picture for now; I’d like to dig a bit further into the market...
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When entrepreneurs call it quits
One of the most telling characteristics of successful entrepreneurs is their undaunted optimism, even under the most difficult circumstances. This optimism in the face of adversity is so strong that it is often perceived by others, insiders or outsiders, as unfounded, misguided and even financially dangerous. Yet, entrepreneurs simply refuse to consider failure as...
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An entrepreneur should be fair to all participants in the ecosystem
Most people would say that entrepreneurship is selfish and creates value only for the entrepreneur. I totally disagree and I believe that sound entrepreneurship should create value for and be respectful of all participants in the ecosystem. An enterprise has an important social role, as it affects the lives of many people and can...
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The 3 Essentials to Start-up
With all the buzz, chatter and meta-discussions of what it takes to build a great company, aspiring entrepreneurs end up to exaggerate the ‘prerequisites’ and magnify the skills, capacities and luck needed to an extra-terrestial level, after all being more avert or frightened than excited to start-up. While there are no universal laws applicable...
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Being an entrepreneur means being a constant salesman
One fellow entrepreneur giving a presentation once said that selling is good. When I heard it, I smiled with a childish and grateful joy. I totally concurred that this is the perfect way to describe and explain my idea of entrepreneurship and business. Entrepreneurship means selling constantly. From day 1 when an entrepreneur sets...
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