Nearly half of startups fail within 5 years. Many die from the same preventable mistakes that have killed companies for decades. In 2006, Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham wrote a powerful essay ...

Growing up I always admired Michael Jordan. In my opinion, he is the best basketball player of all time. At the time he was playing professional basketball, I never imagined him making mistakes. But ...

It takes a special kind of person to decide to found a startup. The long hours require energy, devotion, and continuous motivation. In the beginning, you need to be a jack of all trades, able to ...

What is the most common mistake in launching a small business? Running, before crawling and walking. Going too fast too soon. But the big one, launching the business without a plan, without doing the ...

For over a decade I have worked with thousands of startups and entrepreneurs across a broad spectrum of industries and markets. I’ve seen them succeed. I’ve seen them fail. I’ve seen some overcome ...

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One of my favorite quotes comes from legendary auto entrepreneur Henry Ford. As a business owner, I appreciate it because it captures what our mistakes and failures really are: Opportunities. "Failure ...

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