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02/06/2015

For everyone out there that is chasing the entrepreneurial dream and asks themeselves, "Should I quit my job?". This infographic will help..

01/31/2015

"Graduates assumed they’d be promoted within six months, including raises and perks…without much effort."

Are your children launching into the workforce soon? Prepare them well to avoid these 7 negative behaviors.

01/07/2015

Sage Advice!! Read, Reflect and Remember!

First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies.

01/05/2015

These are good resolutions for everyone including entrepreneurs!

Life is too short to not insist on doing things that make you happy--no matter what anyone else has to say about it.

12/30/2014

Some great lessons here for all! I'm often told that one should never work on vacation. I don't agree. When you're an entrepreneur, you're always at work (it just does not feel like work!) :)

I have spent decades "being educated" -- in college, graduate school, numerous professional certifications, and now a Ph.D. program. But at no point in my life has there been a more profound education than my time working for Enver Yucel a...

09/29/2014

I use about 18 of these in my businesses already. Not these brands specifically but tools like this that help me get the same results. There's a few that are new to me. I will check these out. How many of these tools are you using in your business?

If you’re an entrepreneur and you want to become more efficient, productive, and successful, take a look at this list of tools

09/11/2014

So many truths in this blog! "Successful entrepreneurs are not necessarily those who raise millions of investment rounds. Don’t forget, they are one in a million.

There are, however, thousands of dreamers out there who manage to bootstrap their startups or live so well off on their own, but even they do not make it to the top of tech news."

Yup, been there, done that :)

And five questions I wish I had asked myself at the very beginning

09/04/2014

"There is quite a bit of work that goes into running your own business; in fact, there is something to do almost all of the time. Entrepreneurs will have no problem with this, as they are always looking to have their hands on what might be the next big thing."

Entrepreneurs come from all walks of life, but almost all of them share similar personality traits. From confidence to curiosity, there are certain attributes that are inherently entrepreneurial. These are 10 signs that you were born to be an entrepr...

06/11/2014

Kotak founded what has become India’s fourth-largest private-sector bank in 1985, using $250,000 borrowed from family members and friends. What started as a bill-discounting service is now a financial conglomerate with 12.5 million customers, 25,000 employees, and assets of US$19 billion. But what really matters is the company’s future: Kotak said he wants to build India’s first bank that can compete with the world’s top financial institutions.

MONTE-CARLO, Monaco: The 2014 World Entrepreneur of the Year is a modest banker from India on an audacious mission: to build a people-focused financial-services giant that reaches out to the two-thirds of Indian consumers, or 800 million people, who don't currently have a bank account.

05/06/2014

Student Entrepreneurs, Listen up! Through a program called Summer Company, you can get two things:

- start-up money to kick-off a new summer business
- advice and mentorship from local business leaders to help get the business up and running

Learning how to run your own student business is one of the best summer jobs you can have. You get to be your own boss while learning what it takes to manage a business. Sales, marketing, invoicing, bookkeeping, customer relationship, management – these are just a few of the highly useful skills you will develop.

How to get money and advice to run a summer business in Ontario. Now accepting applications for 2014.

04/26/2014

Is it acceptable to invest in, or do business with, a company run by a man who has admitted to beating his girlfriend? I think there’s an equally obvious answer: No, it is not.

Back in August, Gurbaksh "G" Chahal, the millionaire founder, CEO, and chairman of online ad network RadiumOne, was allegedly caught on tape viciously beating his girlfriend for half an hour, hitting her 117 times in his San Francisco penthouse. After his arrest, prosecutors charged him with 45 felo…

03/12/2014

You've all heard me sing praises of Google. Well, there's a few tools here that even I hadn't heard of. Enjoy!

From the Ngram Viewer to Google Dart, check out some of these lesser-known Google applications.