Time after time I see promising young athletes reach the professional teams, and they don’t make it. Time and time again I see someone do well in the good times, but then allow one small setback to avalanche into a total personal, business and financial collapse. Other times someone struggles through the youth ranks, shows … Read more
I so loved the title of Brad Feld’s post, that I just had to copy the title. This is an important one. We live in a world of personal branding, quick online reputation checks and a lot of noise. Authors, Entrepreneurs and job seekers get less and less time to explain themselves. This morning I was … Read more
We are coming up to Global Entrepreneurship Week #GEW next week, November 12-18. Organizations all over the world will be putting on events sharing the entrepreneur experience as widely as possible. Events in Spain are listed at the bottom of this post. Entrepreneurship 2.0: The rise of the Growth Hacker. In 1995 the web consisted … Read more
Good business has been done the same way for centuries. The medium does not change the rules for success. Question 1: Who exactly do you help? Who do you help? What problem do you solve for them? How can you make that pain tangible for the listener? Effective sales is about helping a customer understand … Read more
Alfred J. Moran gives 5 steps to turnaround bankrupt or deeply troubled companies. He has turned around companies for 25 years. Here are his 5 steps: Grab the Cash. Freeze the Expenses. Interview Everyone (all the information about what is wrong and what should be done is already there). Set a strategy (a half-right strategy now … Read more
“Cheaper” is never a deep human life goal. I don’t often hear people say “I wish my life was cheaper”. We never buy because something is cheaper. We buy because of the story we can tell ourself and others when we buy cheaper… I am a smart person because I get good deals. But, Apple … Read more
I was recently interviewed by Augere, one of the worlds leading coach development organisations. They conduct an anual review of the state of leadership in Spain and Latin America. The interview (in pdf) is available in english here; y en castellano aqui. Some of our discussion: – do you agree that work related stress is bigger … Read more
Here are 7 critical elements of an effective entrepreneur “Pitch” that works (video here on the blog): The 7 elements of a good entrepreneurial elevator pitch A good entrepreneurial elevator pitch will contain these 7 elements: description of the problem you solve the individuals or groups that will benefit the specific product or service you … Read more
What are the first ten words of your next pitch, speech or presentation? Participants of Wayra Week Barcelona 2012 I was at Wayra Week Barcelona this week working with 30 selected startup businesses to prepare their companies for growth and investment. All were looking to raise a round of venture capital financing for their businesses. I spent … Read more
This is a resource page for the session at Wayra Week Barcelona on 20th February 2012. Event Hashtag: #wwbcnOrganiser: @Wayra Wayra.org Follow Today’s Speakers (Bios here) @rfauria @chemaalonso @ferranadria @rhuguet @cuchullainn Preparing a Pitch The 7 elements of a Pitch to Investors How much should I practice? Improve your Speaking email course: http://bit.ly/practicespeak Video Lessons: 4 Steps to Great speaking 5 Aspects … Read more