Joel Block: Growth Minute
Navigators exist in business. They're a little harder to find than people who know a geographical area, but as you grow your business, you'll want to hook up with an expert navigator.
05:08 Jul 16, 2007
Entrepreneurs need to remember that the goal is to get to the other side of the river. It's not quite so important who paddles the boat.
03:27 Jul 14, 2007
It's great to identify the problem - and it's always great to ask how you can monetize the solution to the problem - but if you can't actually solve it, then you can't monetize it.
04:13 Jul 9, 2007
On the vendor's side of the formula, that business needs to out-perform the expectations of the client company so that the client will want to elevate the vendor to partner status.
09:44 Jul 6, 2007
In the tax business, this means that taxpayers should push the law as far as they can, but if they are overly abusive, they will get nabbed and probably end up spending time in the Cross-Bar Hotel.
10:40 Jul 2, 2007
How much is enough? I'm not talking about money, houses, boats, cars, or other trinkets of wealth. I'm talking about information.
13:00 Jun 29, 2007
Have you ever been in a situation in which someone wants you to make the first move? I'm in that situation all the time. Here's how I think about who should make the first move.
03:11 Jun 27, 2007
When you are running and growing your business, you need to know what your perspective is. Are you looking down from a great height, or up from a great depth?
01:20 Jun 23, 2007
When you are growing your business, it's imperative that you know what you know - and what you don't know. I always recommend that entrepreneurs and service providers of all stripes specialize in some field.
13:14 Jun 18, 2007
Developing a company culture that works is one of those growing pains that every successful business experiences.
04:45 Jun 15, 2007
All of us have had the sad and painful experience of watching great athletes stay in the game past their prime. It's not pretty to watch these once-fabulous athletes struggle against newer, younger, and more athletic competitors.
04:01 Jun 11, 2007
We sat down at the conference table and began to discuss the business that we had in common. The meeting was soon interrupted when the man received a call on his cell phone...
03:37 Jun 8, 2007
I'm talking about someone from a different discipline who, by virtue of his or her training or experience, sees a problem from a different perspective than others.
02:38 Jun 4, 2007
Friends and family members are most often the wrong people if they aren't themselves entrepreneurs who are asked to advise on opportunities or situations with which entrepreneurs are faced.
02:20 May 29, 2007
The best entrepreneurs are always aware of what is going on around them. Everyday, people, businesses, government entities are confronted with problems of every description that are begging for solutions.
03:52 May 22, 2007
New entrepreneurs, in particular, need to break free of the 'employee' mindset.
03:51 May 18, 2007
Every provider of a product or service needs to wake up each morning ready to pull the proverbial rabbit out of a hat. It's that winning attitude, that willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty
05:53 May 14, 2007
Depending on a single revenue stream is one risk that even risk takers should avoid. Why? Because revenue streams can fluctuate more dramatically than the 70-foot tides in the Bay of Fundy.
01:35 May 7, 2007
As you are working hard every day to build your company, or as you're building your career, always start out by defining who your target markets are and why they buy from you.
01:22 Apr 30, 2007
Specialize in a certain area and become an expert. I encourage all entrepreneurs to specialize as much as possible. Some entrepreneurs believe that being a 'Jack of all trades' will...
03:01 Apr 27, 2007
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