Many people confuse leadership and management. It’s important for entrepreneurs to understand the differences. They are not the same. I discuss why in this video.
If you want to learn more about the differences between managers and leaders, I recommend you read Mark Suster’s excellent post – What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI.
Many people are excited by the idea of starting a company. Excitement about starting a company isn’t enough, however. You have to ask yourself whether you are excited about the general idea of a startup, or if you’re truly passionate about a specific idea. You must have passion about your idea to succeed. I discuss why in this 4 minute video.
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For nearly a year before we sought outside funding for crowdSPRING, we bootstrapped. In fact, I continued to work full time until December 2007 (maintaining an active law practice) while also working full time on crowdSPRING. I hardly ever slept.
In this 6 minute video, I talk about my experience with bootstrapping and offer 5 suggestions, based on my experience, that will hopefully help you to bootstrap your startup or small business.
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Ross co-founded crowdSPRING - the world's #1 marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design, industrial design and copywriting services. crowdSPRING helps entrepreneurs, businesses and agencies who need custom logo design, web design, company naming and other writing services (100,000+ designers and writers). For 13 years before founding crowdSPRING, Ross was a successful trial attorney. Read more about Ross.
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