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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. To play up the name even more, I use when you need a best friend on the web as my tagline. Secondly, most often, is giving a title to your idea.

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Journeymen, Mavericks & Superstars: Understanding Salespeople at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

are, as the name implies, the people who have “ learned a trade and work for another person usually by the day.&# Superstars - These, as the name implies, are the rare breed of individuals who have the innate ability to sell and are very structured and process oriented. More on that later. Journeymen - Journeymen (Journeywomen!)

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

MakeSpace (as he named it) would help you get your excess goods into low-cost warehouses. Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes.

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[Review] Heart, Smarts, Guts, And Luck

YoungUpstarts

Tackling the human aspect of entrepreneurship, leadership and management, the book surmised that each of us are biased towards one of four traits – namely heart, smarts, guts, or luck – in our decision-making processes. The epicenter of its thesis revolves around an Entrepreneurial Aptitude Test (E.A.T.)

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Solving the Marketing Leadership Gap for Small Business (Marketing Leadership as a Service)

Duct Tape Marketing

Solving the Marketing Leadership Gap for Small Business (Marketing Leadership as a Service) written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Small business marketing can feel like an endless checklist: create content , run Google Ads, post on social media, and optimize for SEO. They fail because they lack marketing leadership.

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Are You Ready to Be a Fractional CMO?

Duct Tape Marketing

As businesses increasingly seek scalable marketing leadership, the demand for fractional CMOs has surged. Leadership: Many businesses lack strategic marketing leadership, especially in the $3 to $30 million range. But not so much the supply. People want to learn and are learning by doing but don’t feel quite there yet.

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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

Both Sides of the Table

Smart is simply not a differentiator. EQ and Team Leadership? call the companies that are doing well but not yet household names. Summary: Team Leadership skills, operating knowhow and industry knowledge are all tremendously important. In fact, book smart can be a negative. Nail on the head. look at their portfolio list.

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