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How To Future-Proof Your Startup in 2024

The startup world is characterized by its dynamism and unpredictability. As a founder or entrepreneur, you're constantly navigating a landscape where change is the only constant. To ensure the longevity and success of your startup,...

byJT Ripton

February 1, 2024

New Year's resolutions corkboard with sticky notes

2024 New Year’s Resolutions, from StartupNation and AI

Last year about this time, when ChatGPT still felt like a novelty and not "THE FUTURE!," we put it to the test to write a snap New Year’s resolutions list. The result was impressive. We...

byColin McMahon

December 30, 2023

Making a Case for Thinking Inside the Box

Oh... the box. That "thing" we do. That "widget" we promote. That "idea" we present. Every company, every brand, every piece of media fits in a box. The shape, size, color, texture, smell (etc.) of the...

byPatrick Jager

April 8, 2016

How to Use Mind Maps to Grow Your Ideas & Your Business

A great productivity strategy for any type of planning, project or problem solving is by using a mind mapping tool. It allows you to process your ideas, thoughts and information by starting with a basic...

byCheryl Heppard

September 18, 2014

And…We’re Back

I know, it's been a while since I've blogged. I fell of the wagon and was busy consulting. At the beginning of each year, I’ve taken to reading Drucker’s Managing One’s Self; I did a...

byChristine Haskell

February 13, 2009

Book Shelf: Peter Drucker’s Managing Oneself

So I was on a return flight from West Hartford coming back from a family event and wondering the Hartford terminal for something to read. I came across the Harvard Business Classics series--clever way for them...

byChristine Haskell

September 23, 2008

Prep for CNBC’s The Big Idea

I've been appearing here and there on The Big Idea with Donny recently. Thought you might get a kick out of how the show comes together and the role of so-called experts (yours truly included)...

byRich Sloan

August 21, 2008

Lunchtime: I’m in the sales pipeline for small business

A glimpse into the lunch hour of a typical customer: Here's what happened in my world over the past 60 minutes. I was touched by several small businesses, reminded why I do business with some...

byJoel Welsh

May 3, 2006

Are you reactive or proactive?

It occurs to me that most of the success I have had in life has been in spite of any discipline or focus on tasks. This is beginning to create problems at my new company,...

byJonathan Hudson

August 10, 2005

Preparing for the worst

Sometimes reality smacks you pretty hard in the face. As I prepared for vacation, I got smacked but good. There was a tragic car accident and my nephew was killed instantly. In a daze, I...

byJoan Isabella

June 24, 2005

What a Weird, Wonderful World

Hi friends, my name is Jonathan. I'm thrilled that Jeff, Rich and the rest of the StartupNation crew have asked me to share my thoughts with the community. Jeff and Rich have at times been...

byJonathan Hudson

May 9, 2005