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MARCH 31, 2018

Successful start up entrepreneurs do things in parallel. This requires eliminating excuscitis (We cannot do this until this happens, or this did not happen because that - in the end, the start up CEO is responsible for everything - even what happened to them that seemed out of their control) 6 - There is no serial. Be a juggler.

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JUNE 24, 2018

Someone once said: "Business people build companies - entrepreneurs change the world." I liked it. + I thought this article by the co-founder of Primal Fusion was a good article on entrepreneurship and purpose. Nothing like the thrill of baking:

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OCTOBER 11, 2015

Some articles that might interest: HBR has a good article saying best start up entrepreneurs are not college kids but seasoned business people. Something more to be grateful for. Now trying to get inspired to be grateful to do some yard and garden work. A call for people to think long term.

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APRIL 25, 2012

Beverly Schwartz wrote a book called Rippling - How Social Entrepreneurs Spread Innovation Throughout the World. Rippling presents a model with 5 ways social entrepreneurs change social systems. And sometimes I think is abook is bad but when I re-read it a year later, I love it. For me, I prefer to use Linkedin to keep contacts.

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

He spoke about entrepreneurs being "Profoundly happy, work harder and longer than most people and they take enormous social risk." "The Entrepreneurs tend to take no operational risks but huge social risks (not caring what people say about him". The do not care what people think of them" (JE but I still hope you like me). "We

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

I hope some day I can have the same impact on some young entrepreneur as he had on me. John had a great impact on me. He had an impact on many people. People that I did not even know knew him have sent me emails.

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APRIL 30, 2018

Fairly good article in Entrepreneur article on this here. ++ One of my favourite thinkers and authors is Daniel Pink. Not that I have problems pronouncing it - it is just I often say yes when I really should say no. The only thing I really have is my time and often saying yes takes that time. It makes someone else's priority my priority.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

And a Huffington Post article by my friend AJ on being or not being an entrepreneur. One quote from the book: "Great people don't have something everyone else does not - they've simply removed a lot of the things that get in the way" It is a good book and was an inspiring event. +

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

He advocates that the entrepreneur should work ON the business - not IN the business. He proposes that all businesses should McDonaldcize themselves. Have detailed process manuals so anyone can do the job. And work continually on figuring out how to make the process better.

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MARCH 12, 2013

I have long believed change allows entrepreneurs to flourish. Generally I think balance is overrated and think sometimes the guilt associated with the attempt at balance is less healthy than actually being balanced. I have also often seen great results from people who lack balance. My favourite pillar was change. The final pillar is results.

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OCTOBER 19, 2015

I read a new book by Kevin Kruse on time management called " 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management: The Productivity Habits of 7 Billionaires, 13 Olympic Athletes, 29 Straight-A Students and 239 Entrepreneurs. " The book is much easier to read than the title. I have read a lot of books on time management.

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JULY 31, 2011

It can be fatal for an entrepreneur not to realize that their business is an execution business. As an early entrepreneur, often this means trying it yourself. Ask - is it really that tough for someone to copy what we do? If the answer is no then follow these steps for success: 9 Ways to Thrive in an Execution Business 1 - Be frugal.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

As an entrepreneur, I could identify with him which I think made the story so compelling. See one of the Youtube's he did. The crooks (including Putin himself) ended up targeting him. Although he was successful, to this day, he has to watch his back so is he really successful? This book is truly a page turner.

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JULY 10, 2012

Most white collar workers - especially entrepreneurs can not really take a holiday. Just a week and a bit ago, I was on the Pacific ocean watching bald eagles, sea lions, whales, and harbour seals. It was pristine wilderness. Now I am back in the business race. The emails, calls and volume does not stop just because they go away.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

And an interesting article that older entrepreneurs have more success. Did not completely agree with the title of "forget business plans". Personally I feel a business plan is critical for setting direction and directing actions. Perhaps there is still hope for me. A Ted talk on The History of Violence.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

I read a new book by Neal Asbury called Conscientious Equity - An American Entrepreneur's Solution to the World's Greatest Problems. 3 - Stringent environmental protections (my personal view is we need to bring current externalities into the economic system.)

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JUNE 7, 2011

Entrepreneurs are delusional but our societies need these dreamers who think they are the one in ten". Analytical organizations (often these are the big ones) tend to not adjust to the changes which inevitably happens. They need to integrate the "what might be". This is how the tiny startup can sometimes beat the big giants. "90%

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

I was interested to read in the Globe that only insane people are entrepreneurs. I am not a big sports follower but General Sentiment has an interesting article on the Superbowl. And not my company but I have been asked to help with a Leadership Survey. Click to help with that.

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APRIL 28, 2011

I then need partners/entrepreneurs to do the hard work of making it work. My strengths tend to be my weaknesses. I enjoy starting things. Nothing gives me juice like a new business or deal. I love adding a bit of creativity in setting the process going. I then try hard to add value while the business grows.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Or the reason I like to see young entrepreneurs thrive is it makes me happy. So the primary goal in life is happiness according to Rizzo. Using that philosophy, he would say the reason I like the achieve is it makes me happy. Much of his book is about shifting your attitude to reacting positively to what happens in life.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Ok - not my book but I did contribute a chapter to James Bowen's book - Entrepreneurial Effect - stories by entrepreneurs in the Waterloo region. And in reality, it may not be about reading speed but reading well. ++ My book is out. I look forward to reading the full book. + My Fail Often, Fail Fast, Fail Cheap is often quoted.

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MARCH 25, 2011

I get tons of entrepreneurs presenting new ideas an venture. One of the books I read during my "found time" was Buy in - Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down by John Kotter and Lorne Whitehead. I like John Kotters ' books and writings. I previously reviewed A Sense of Urgency and What Leaders Really Do. Ideas are a dime a dozen.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Doing multiple films is a lot like being a serial entrepreneur. Cameron is a real leader in the modern movie industry (Titantic, Terminator, Avatar and lots of others). He writes, directs, produces etc. He does everything in the film industry. Each movie is a complete startup. Start with nothing and build from there.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

And the second CNBC article with 8 entrepreneurs sharing business advice. One author suggested he had success by using a login id which was his primary goal. Interesting idea. Article is here. I have not tested the theory yet. ++ Some press on Touch Bistro. People think Xavier is smart because he knows the alphabet.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

And the second CNBC article with 8 entrepreneurs sharing business advice. One author suggested he had success by using a login id which was his primary goal. Interesting idea. Article is here. I have not tested the theory yet. ++ Some press on Touch Bistro. People think Xavier is smart because he knows the alphabet.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

I was approached by an entrepreneur who wanted to know how to make things go viral. Actually he asked what are early signs that things might go viral. The following is my reply. I have occasionally experimented in how to make things go viral. These same ideas apply to promoting a product like a book.

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JULY 5, 2013

For example, one food entrepreneur wanted a loan to winterize a building so food production (Jams, Jelly and winter produc like kale and sweet potatoes etc) could be sold year around. In this case, it is the story of people who loan small amounts of money to people to allow them to start businesses.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

2 - Spend time coaching, training and mentoring the entrepreneurs. VCs love this detailed attention and the feeding $ in over time can often save them money. If required, the terms on the money going in sometimes need to change based on performance. This coaching can add significantly to the value.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Golden Seeds invests only in female entrepreneurs) The book starts discussing The Plan for Progress, which was the plan introduced in the 60s. In my own case, I am a member of Golden Seeds , and would hate to think that I was a member just to make up a male quota of that group.

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MAY 3, 2011

We're all after the thrill that comes with new ideas for our business, but if growing a business were all thrills, well, there'd be a lot more successful entrepreneurs out there. I thought the following guest post by my friend Kenneth McCall might interest: Is Constant Change Stagnating Your Success?

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