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We were on a bunch of flights last week on our book tour, Everywhere we went, we asked people if they’ve got a good idea for a business.
Pretty much EVERYONE said, "yes." But they also hemmed and hawed and gave all sorts of reasons why they either "won’t" start up, "would have, but…", "can’t", [...]

A quick note: if you’ve made your way over here from thefacebook.com, look me up on U of M’s campus. Another quick note: the new Coldplay album is unbelievably great.
Anyways, its that time again. Finals are over, the birds and the bees are falling in love, and you’re a few weeks into your [...]

Our L.A. - San Fran - Chicago road trip is complete. Actually, it involved 4 flights ending up back at the StartupNation HQ in Michigan.
What a blast we had! The photo is from our chicago breakfast panel sponsored by Washington Mutual. Entrepreneurs were IN THE HOUSE! and they were looking for answers to their questions.
One [...]

Ok, this is one of those "way out there" entries, but stick with me. It’s good stuff.
My friend Rob and I didn’t start getting to know each other until about 3 weeks before he graduated, and it’s a shame, because I love talking to him. Besides being incredibly cool and having "success" written all [...]

Where do the hours go?
One of the things I like best about working at home is making my own schedule. I decide when to write, when to read and when to act. Sometimes I am writing copy, or blogging at 11pm. Other times, my schedule doesn’t fit with my client’s schedule and [...]

I was just nestling in to my seat on the plane to Denver last week as I introduced myself to the gentleman sitting next to me. This guy was the talkative sort. Sometimes you spend a plane ride just saying hello & then each person focuses on their own thing. But Scott wanted to hear [...]

Well, we got a great review in Publisher’s Weekly. That’s going to help build momentum a lot!
One great idea we got from the community is to create a contest to see who in our community could sell the most books (through referrals) and to reward that person with 2 hours of one-on-one business coaching. What [...]

I’m skipping classes this week. I even missed an assignment. And its especially bad because during spring semester, everything moves twice as fast. But… I’m in London for a Charisma Sciences seminar we’re holding here, and I’m having a blast!
We’re booked at a pretty hip hotel - last night we hung [...]

By now you’ve probably heard, StartupNation: Open for Business is now on book shelves across the country. In it you’ll read great stories about entrepreneurs who’ve succeeded and the techniques and strategies that helped them win that success.
We’re in Denver kicking off our book tour - next week we’re in San Fran, L.A. and Chicago. [...]

One service we provide at my company, Charisma Sciences, is phone coaching. Guys call us from all over the world and we used to just give out our cell phone numbers. This worked for some time but we were losing some international customers. Then I discovered Skype.
Skype is a piece of free, [...]