How to Keep Your Favorite Business From Going Under
When a favorite shop, online store or family business struggles because of a crisis, entrepreneurs feel loss and a sense of their own vulnerability. How to help.
When a favorite shop, online store or family business struggles because of a crisis, entrepreneurs feel loss and a sense of their own vulnerability. How to help.
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The Walk from 'No' to 'Yes'
Entrepreneurs spend most of their productive time in negotiation. It is inherent in the entrepreneurial process (ideation, resource assembly, resource allocation, deal making etc). In this talk, Ury makes the point that "Getting to Yes" is not about getting only what you want. It's achieving the goal that everyone walks away with something they need. Link: http://www.ted.com/talks/william_ury
William Ury, TED.com TEDxMidwest, 2010
The board must balance the interests of family and business, and help build and preserve commitment and continuity when tough decisions must be made.
Done right, online teaching can help students actually engage more with their professors and with one another.
Issue 4
Businesses everywhere must close their doors during the pandemic. Ted Waldron and I wrote about how to keep customers reassured and devoted during this crisis and others.
Cash is king for startups navigating a disrupted economy. Venture capitalist Fred Wilson provides a framework to think about cash here.
Customer discovery is one of the key components of the Lean Startup methodology. While you can's share the same space with customers right now, Steve Blank provides advice on how you can still get inside their heads.
Supported by the Richard M Schulze Family Foundation