What Fed Your Desire to Pursue Entrepreneurship and Be Your Own Boss?

Who I was when I was still a teenager may have something to do with my pursuit of being my own boss, and my being an entrepreneur now. I was not a “born entrepreneur” but I definitely didn't lack ideas and creativity along the way. I've always been curious and intrigued by the concept of solving problems. At the age of 9, I built my f...

Can You Start a Business Immediately After Acquiring Skills?

Acquiring the right business skills, although extremely crucial, is a small percentage of what an entrepreneur (or a business owner) has to deal with on a daily basis. Let’s say that you are a plumber. You’ve learned the craft and want to work independently. Great! You have the skills and are ready to start installing and main...

What Is the Best Course of Action for Gaining Enough Experience for Entry-Level Positions and Part-Time Jobs in the IT Industry?

Pet projects, course projects, community projects, and internships. Engaging in or working on these activities can definitely help you land your first job—and, even entry-level positions at your dream company. A pet project is something you’re passionate about. You start small and keep building on top. Working on a pet project tea...

How Can I Be an Accepted Worldwide Marketing Consultant?

Reverse-engineer what you respect in other world-known marketing consultants out there and the rest will follow. Start by asking the right questions: What have they done? Where do you see them? What are they known for? What interviews with them feature often? Here are some examples from the top of my head: Keynote speakers or reg...

Why Do Entrepreneurs Take a Salary Instead of Keeping All the Profit?

I’m not a CPA and local/federal regulations vary, but there are several common reasons why entrepreneurs do that. First off, entrepreneurs are people, and people have personal expenses. Keeping a clear track record of regular income allows for covering non-business expenses without receiving embarrassing questions from the government. ...

What Are the Most Productive Business Talks?

Excluding personal topics around common interests (which is actually the case in most real-world conversations), business talk often revolves around specific pain points or new opportunities that are lesser known. In terms of problems, there are dozens of common business pain points that tend to be evergreen - matters around management,...

What Is the Difference Between Staff Augmentation and Outsourcing?

Staff augmentation is the synergy between external resources and the core team operating as employees or contractors within an organization. When the core team needs additional help, augmentation is a necessity to adhere to internal processes, follow protocol, sit in scheduled meetings, and ensure that the entire team—internal and exter...

Why Is It So Hard to Find a Tech Cofounder?

For every large group of business owners and founders looking for a technical partner, there is an equally large group of technical people wondering where the business folks are. Regardless of whether you're selling to a client, pitching to an investor, looking for employees or a partner, the approach is fairly similar and this requires 3...