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From Joan Isabella, StartupNation Radio consultant
My father is celebrating his 80th birthday this week. So I will try out my toast to him on you.
First a little background: When my parents married, they had two children in two years, but they didn’t (as they like to say) have two nickels to rub together. [...]

My new bride and I went to the symphony this past Saturday night. Music from Chopin, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and a special appearance by Lang Lang, a 23-year old pianist. It totally rocked.
There is something very special about a live music performance that takes hold of you as the evening goes on. While I was thankful [...]

I am simply amazed at what happens when people have real & productive conversations. It turns out that everybody has something to offer. It’s remarkable.
This is not a new revelation. It’s standard knowledge among small business people that getting out and networking is an extraordinary way to grow customers – good ones. By good ones, [...]

We all know the importance of balance in our lives. We’ve all heard about how nobody at the end of their life wished that they had worked more. (I’m not totally buying that, by the way, but that’s a whole ‘nother blog) StartupNation’s 1st step in the 10 Steps to Open For Business? Create a [...]

This was the question raised in the StartupNation.com community forum recently. It turns out to be a really good question because that forum topic has risen to be one of the most popular in the entire community.
It seems that the answer to the question is that bragging is always a good thing when done in [...]

From Joan Isabella, StartupNation Radio consultant
What if you could tell what technology was going to be adopted in the future. If you could find an equation to identify the market needs and strengths of a new idea, you could start a business, or invest in one that would make you rich, Rich, RICH!
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