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Can You Be ‘Counter-Cycle?’
Running a small business is a tough living. There is no reliable paycheck, no one pays your benefits, and the buck always stops with you. Not only are the rewards uncertain, but the work is challenging. A few people must fill all the same functions as large businesses: planning, sales, product, finance/accounting, ...
Turning Your Business Dreams Into Reality: Managing The Critic
Whether you're a solo entrepreneur, a small business owner, or a corporate executive, one of the things that can drive you absolutely nuts is trying to figure out how to silence the inner critic that rears its ugly head and stomps your business dreams into the ground whenever you try ...
The Art of Laying People Off
I hope that you never have to lay off or fire people, but the reality is that you will as you advance in your career. If you are scoffing (“Guy, you are clueless: We’ll never downsize, because we’re growing so fast, and I’ll never make a bad hire”), then you’re ...
Review of Guy Kawasaki’s “Reality Check”: Refreshingly Irreverent and Useful
"The Art of the Start" was my first introduction to Guy Kawasaki. I thought it was good.
Reading his posts here on the OPEN Forum, was my second experience. I thought those were good too. Then following and being followed by Guy Kawasaki on Twitter piqued my ...
