Over the last two decades I’ve had a chance to travel all over the world. The great thing about traveling is, of course, the experiences of new sights and sounds. I remember, for instance, being in Moscow in the early 90’s when the news arrived that a new McDonalds was arriving, and of course making […]
Last year I spent quite a bit of time studying various models of building business plans. I’m a huge fan of Eric Reis’ The Lean Startup, and that actually lead me to Alexander Osterwalder and his Business Model Canvas. Both are great resources, and though they tend to lean towards software and technology types of businesses, […]
I would tend to agree with Mark Cuban, who says that some of the worst advice out there is to follow your passion as a career. After all, there are lots of people who love coffee and think the next logical step is to open a coffee house. But rarely does that person realize real […]
You love coffee, you love the idea of making money and you know the perfect place to open a store. The general thought by any entrepreneur is to get out there an open that store as soon as possible. But with even a short amount of time dedicated to thinking through the nuts and bolts […]