Joel Block: Growth Minute
Frequently, people see a trend right in front of them. They're sharp enough to spot the trend, yet they believe they can fight it and swim upstream to accomplish their objectives.
03:28 Oct 18, 2007
Some entrepreneurs think they can cut corners or take shortcuts and still cross the finish line the same way they would if they had played it smart in the first place.
01:17 Oct 11, 2007
Using his words, she told me that she would perform X number of procedures and apply X systems exactly as the guru she had identified would.
08:21 Sep 27, 2007
In my experience, people seem to fall into one of two categories: they either see the vision, or they believe the vision when they see it.
07:33 Sep 17, 2007
One of the great tragedies of the last 10 years is the large number of people who built companies with the expectation that they would be able to sell them immediately after they were launched.
04:54 Sep 10, 2007
Be smart about how you acquire credit. Get counseling to help you determine what credit is right for you, whether business, personal or otherwise.
08:05 Sep 4, 2007
Be careful that you don't want something too badly. This can cloud your judgment and make you do things that you either don't want to do or that you know you shouldn't do.
03:28 Aug 29, 2007
When you are growing your business, you must remember how much customers appreciate the personal touch. Business owners who are extremely busy frequently fall down in the area of staying in touch with their customers.
10:54 Aug 21, 2007
They are concerned more about their own longevity than about the welfare of the organization that the whole team is trying to address.
10:40 Aug 17, 2007
Did you ever notice how when you take your eye off the ball, the ball seems to get away from you? It happens to all of us at one time or another.
01:35 Aug 14, 2007
It is the nature of some human beings to sit on their hands and be in denial - and that's what my friend did. Before long, it was his turn on the chopping block.
11:23 Aug 10, 2007
As an entrepreneur, you must understand that some of the dollars flowing into your business are more important than other dollars.
02:07 Aug 7, 2007
If we didn't believe that, we wouldn't be able to tolerate the hardships, distractions, and frustrations that come with entrepreneurship.
06:55 Aug 3, 2007
I always counsel growing businesses to stay away from price competition if at all possible. Growing businesses, which typically are rather small, can never really compete on price.
17:15 Jul 27, 2007
Who do you do business with? How do you select your vendors? How do you figure out who the best person is to render services to you or your company?
02:25 Jul 23, 2007
Unfortunately, many consultants who are hungry to take in dollars don't recognize that they should only charge for those things in which they possess expertise.
01:52 Jul 21, 2007
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
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