Since its inception in 2009, the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit has consistently challenged leadership issues of the day. This summit was the first to bring Malcolm Gladwell to our shores, and continues to engage and inspire audiences with the help...
We all get different requests to help someone. And if you spend time on social networks with just over 300 Facebook friends, those requests increase to annoying proportions. When I heard Smiling One would close if they didn’t raise funds it was very compelling....
Seth Godin made an announcement last year that he wouldn’t publish another book through traditional means. Never again! There was much debate online, questions were asked and many speculated that he still will. All speculation was cast aside when he launched The...
After reading most books, I would review them. That is, comfortably write about what I got, yet The Art Of The Start was different. It goes in depth about starting an organization (whether for profit not), and running it successfully. If you are running a...
I avoid going to the bank as much as possible. Who wants to queue and get average service? Thereafter – in most instances – be told to go to “your home branch”. At least that was always my perception of banks. Until this past Saturday, that is. With the...
Business plans are never a true reflection of what goes on in a startup. Yet banks, funders and potential investors still insist on them. My mentor told me something very interesting recently, which also transformed the way I view business since that chat. His words...
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