September 2010

Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?

Is Entrepreneurship In the Blood? Families full of entrepreneurs are not uncommon to find (think the Waltons and Vanderbilts). Though many deem it difficult to engage in business with one’s family, these entrepreneurs did not think twice. Is this because entrepreneurship is in their genes, or because it was expected of them—or perhaps...

Is It Wise to Hire your Friend

Most business advice blogs tend to be full of stale, common sense puffery. My main goal, as the editor-in-chief of Secret of Great Achievers, is to apply my knowledge and experiences to the discussion of many business-changing decisions young entrepreneurs make or don’t make. Many of these practices are often considered taboo, but...

Success in the Technology Business: Stocks or Entrepreneurship?

The technology business can involve different paths to success, but most of those paths rarely lead anywhere except to bankruptcy and discouragement. These businesses are so complex and difficult for many of us to comprehend that we often simply give in to the hype that permeates the industry. We are exposed to ideas in the...