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From Riches to Rags and Back: One Entrepreneur's Heartfelt Journey

I lost my job within the year, lost my stock option “wealth,” and eventually ended up homeless and desperately Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Grant Muller

Opportunities Abound in Africa for Entrepreneurs and Investors

banking or mobile money; others are building e-wallets, virtual cards, digital savings, lending, wealth Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Margaret Ntambi and Ona Aliakai

Should I Participate in a Business Accelerator?

Some angel investors organize as groups to reduce costs and manage deal flow, and some angel investors Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Jon Eckhardt

A Crash Course in Hiring Your Startup's First Employees

  Most entrepreneurs have little to no formal training or experience in human resource management Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Gavin Williamson

Persuasive Communication for Crucial Conversations

The ability to sell an idea – to colleagues, management, potential investors, and customers –  has Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: James C Wetherbe

Can You Afford to Experiment?

The name “Lean” comes from Toyota’s Lean Management but is perhaps somewhat misleading: Ries’ core message Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Andrea Contigiani

The ABCs of Creating an Innovative Company

In 1999, I left a big management consulting firm, Bain & Company, to lead one of the world’s first Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Steve Wunker

What Matters More for Entrepreneurs: Book Smarts or Street Smarts? 

one's emotions, read situations and people at the emotional level, and leverage this understanding to manage Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Regan Stevenson and Jared Allen

A Sweet Dream Comes True

The biggest issue, though, may have been time management. Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Ellen Ryan

Mid-Career Plot Twist: Opening a Bookstore

There lies burnout, so she's learned to delegate to a full-time manager and part-time help. Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Ellen Ryan