Two years ago, when I was on my book tour, I had the great fortune of speaking at a management conference in Estonia. There were a number of other speakers there from Europe, including Morten Lund and Alexander Osterwalder. Alex’s presentation was about business models, and I was immediately drawn in by the clear and […]
Just about an hour ago, Daniel Kehrer asked me (on Twitter of course!): Are you finding lots more folks going freelance because of the economy? Glad you asked Daniel! In today’s podcast, I talk with Michelle Goodman, author of the new book My So-Called Freelance Life. It is chock-full of information for people who are […]
Just about an hour ago, Daniel Kehrer asked me (on Twitter of course!): Are you finding lots more folks going freelance because of the economy? Glad you asked Daniel! In today’s podcast, I talk with Michelle Goodman, author of the new book My So-Called Freelance Life. It is chock-full of information for people who are […]
I may have set a new record for the shortest time from concept to production for a podcast: 20 minutes ago, I shared on Twitter that my best friend, Desiree Adaway, set up a personal board of directors last year and just sent me her annual report. Desiree is the Senior Director of Volunteer […]
I get a lot of questions about blogging from people who are considering starting a business and are new to the social media world. So does my friend Nathan Bowers, who is a web developer by trade, and also an artist/musician and all-around renaissance guy. Nathan and I connected on Twitter recently and started a […]
For this week’s podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Gary Schoeniger, founder of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative. Gary has a really interesting story — from dead broke desperate handyman to successful entrepreneur. Over the last 15 years, he has interviewed hundreds of successful entrepreneurs to discover which skills are critical for starting and running […]
My friend Alexandra Levit just wrote a book called "How’d You Score That Gig? A Guide to the Coolest Jobs- and How to Get Them." Her book bubbled up from lots of conversations with friends at social gatherings where inevitably one person would describe a cool job that no one had heard of. Despite what […]
Sometimes I feel a bit schizophrenic, on one hand encouraging people to not stress so much about leaving their corporate job to start a business, and on the other hand feeling extremely uncomfortable about all the "start a business in 30 days in your bathrobe" nonsense that permeates the internet. Sparked by a blog post […]
If you want to grow as a human being, you could climb really tall mountains. Or run marathons. Or study the great written works. Or study yoga in an ashram. Or … you could put your entire livelihood at risk and become an entrepreneur. I don’t think running a business is for everyone. But I […]
Quick apology: Last week I mentioned I was going to resume my podcast today. Unfortunately, I got bronchitis, so I would at best sound like Lauren Bacall and at worst break into ghastly coughs in the middle of trying to explain my point. Kindly grant me one week to recover, and I will be back […]