All posts tagged 'Entrepreneurship'

Facebook Q & A Recap: Grow Your Side Hustle, Escape the 9 to 5

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Last week GenJuicers rocked Facebook with questions for entrepreneur Devesh Dwivedi, an expert on breaking free from 9 to 5 daily grind.

Devesh started his first business, a comic books rental company, when he was only 14, and since then he has founded and co-founded… Read the rest


Just How Glamorous is a Founder's Life?

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After four months of intense work and introspection, my co-founder, Bill Lee and I graduated from the Founder Institute.

It was quite an accomplishment, we learned a lot about execution, we pushed each other, we fought and we saw the light of reprieve at graduation.… Read the rest


Why These High Schoolers are Pitching VCs May 13

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On May 13, 65 juniors from Andrews Hill High School will pitch their products to CEOs, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs at the Symposium of Ideas at Microsoft's Silicon Valley campus.

AJ Thomas is the founder of Infuse Entrepreneurship, the 8-month inner city entrepreneurial program that… Read the rest


Kardashapreneurship: How to Monetize Notoriety

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It’s no secret that the Kardashians have built an empire out of absolutely nothing.

You often read more about their parties, string of fantastic relationships and glamorous scandals than the products they endorse and advertise.

Truth is, I became fascinated with the inner workings of… Read the rest


Why Gen Y Entrepreneurs Are The New Justice League

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As a proud comic book fan, I am an avid follower and fanatic of the Justice League.

The Justice League was, for me, the candy that feeds one’s love for superheroes depicted in bangs, pows, and YOWSERs! across colorful pages.

No foe was too great… Read the rest


How to Run Your Business Like Shaq Runs the Court

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As an entrepreneur, you may have already learned the importance of being flexible in your focus, depending on the economy, your industry and several other factors that affect your business.

If you start to feel like you need to change your company’s business model and… Read the rest


Are You a Leader, Manager or Both?

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Do you consider yourself a leader or a manager? Both? And what’s the difference between the two?

Let’s start by defining these two terms:

Leader: A person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal, and who rules, guides or inspires

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Facebook Q & A: Funding Your Next Venture

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On Monday, we launched our first live Facebook Q & A session with the awesome expertise of Bill Attinger from ActSeed, a dynamic business community for new and emerging companies.

Bill answered a question on many of our minds: How do I gain funding for my… Read the rest


Celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week in Your State

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From Feb. 19 to 26, schools, universities and other organizations are celebrating National Entrepreneurship Week with festivities scheduled across the nation. Led by the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, the week is designed to honor entrepreneurs in each state and to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in… Read the rest


Win Over Clients with Coffee

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Hurry, hurry, hurry! This thought may come into your head when you are staring wildly at the barista each morning before you step into your office. Surely this makes him churn out your first caffeine fix faster, right?!

Finally, the coffee is done! And before… Read the rest