No doubt you’ve heard of Mark Cuban, one of the most successful entrepreneurs to emerge from the tech boom of the 1990s. Love him or hate him, it’s hard not to admire his business success. Mr. Cuban started his first…
A big part of what makes a great entrepreneur is vision—being able to see what others can’t, especially when it comes to your product or service. Vision was the difference between the McDonald brothers and Ray Kroc. By 1954, Richard…
As the founder of Southwest Airlines, Herb Kelleher did something no other person in the airline industry could do—grew an airline from nothing to more than 3500 flights a day, and turning a profit every single year since 1972. He’s…
Each Monday we post a few inspiring quotes from a noted entrepreneur or one-time small business owner. This week we depart from that habit just a bit by sharing a few quotes from noted logo designer Paul Rand, who owned…
As a business owner, your goal is to always put your best foot forward when marketing to customers. You probably already have a company logo, website, social media pages, and perhaps you’ve ordered a promotional product or two. But did…
Coming up with an idea for a new business isn’t hard. Or at least it shouldn’t be. Unfortunately, a lot of people struggle to come up with the “right” idea. This is partly because entrepreneurs tend to overvalue business ideas and undervalue…
If you’re visiting from our guest post as the Escape School, welcome. While you’re here, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter (up there on the right side of this page). A couple other things you might want to check…
We’ve been writing about the first steps to starting a business over the past few weeks. In case you missed them, we’ve covered stuff like figuring out if your idea will earn enough money to support you and the number one…
Have you ever picked up a business book looking for ideas, or inspiration, or even guidance? Books like Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Shultz or Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull—both fantastic books by the way—are all about the smart decisions that helped…
If you have even a passing interest in starting a new business, you’ve probably read a book, listened to a podcast, or scanned several blogs (or all three) looking for advice on how to do it right. We write a…
