One of the things that may surprise many people about entrepreneurs is that most know nothing about the stock market. You would think that entrepreneurs would be up on everything IPO or reverse merger but very few, in my experience, have any clue about what can be done or indeed, what should be done when it comes to thinking about the markets. So let me take you on a magical mystery tour of the worlds greatest casino. I could write forever on this subject so I am going to split it up into a number of posts. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for March, 2010
Going Public – Grab Your Chips It’s Casino Time!
On March - 25 - 2010
Scarface, Criticism and How to Write a Business Plan
On March - 18 - 2010
It is always great when you can find an excuse to put a Scarface quote in a podcast and today we managed to do it… Actually I was being quite serious discussing a few comments that have been made on the blog in the last few weeks. Today I discuss facing criticism, leading by example and then give you some tips and ideas on how to write a business plan so you get funded. Read the rest of this entry »
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Entrepreneurs Lead By Example
On March - 15 - 2010
It’s a simple lesson and one which skips off the tongue as easy as any other well worn saying; ‘Lead by example’, but how many of us in business do this, for that matter how many of us do it in life? Read the rest of this entry »
Entrepreneurs – Fight The Negative Feelings
On March - 11 - 2010
Ever wondered how you can go from being the most positive person in the world, to the most negative? How your day can start off with you being King of the world and end with utter frustration and depression? Read the rest of this entry »
Facing The Fear of Criticism
On March - 9 - 2010
Ever had one of those moments when you said to yourself ‘I thought of that ages ago’ when you just saw a ‘new’ product that someone launched. Just had one of those myself. I came up with it when I kept sending messages saying I attached something when actually I didn’t. I kept getting the messages back from friends ‘no attachment’… you know the ones. Read the rest of this entry »
The Entrepreneur and Choosing a Team
On March - 8 - 2010
Entrepreneurs are often classified as loners, mavericks who make their own way in spite of and despite others. Fame, glory and money are often seen concentrated on one character who laps up the accolades and plays the public character of the entrepreneur. Read the rest of this entry »
