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Ashna Mahepal to Young Entrepreneurs: Identify Your Source of Empowerment

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

As an independent woman with a go-getter attitude, she shared insights with us into her life as an entrepreneur and what it was like getting YHS off the ground, as well as her advice for other young entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Obstacles and Lessons Learned as an Entrepreneur .

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Why Entrepreneurs Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help

StartupNation

Monkey and Me: A Real Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs” by Mike Smerklo. Being a great leader and entrepreneur takes courage, confidence and the willingness to achieve what others have not been able to accomplish in the past. Here is my list of what worked for me, but this isn’t as a definitive list. Author Mike Smerklo).

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Get Advice From The Best In Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By talking to other entrepreneurs and accessing their knowledge, I found I could overcome learning curves faster – and more successfully – while creating a valuable network of mentors. He gave me invaluable advice over lunch, and his expertise was a reminder to seek out expert advice – every time. Guess what?

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The idea that university degrees don’t matter is a Silicon Valley fantasy

TechCrunch

Silicon Valley loves to celebrate the cult of the dropout — the inspired entrepreneur who decides that traditional education isn’t for her because it teaches her nothing of relevance, slows her down, and, in a world of readily available information, no longer gates learning resources like it once did.

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Do you Suffer from the Urgency Addiction? It’s More Common Than you Think

Both Sides of the Table

Here’s how I break down the four quadrants (and I’ve put my definitions in here – not Covey’s). I wrote out 3 pages of bullet point notes on paper and delivered a 20-minute speech to a crowd of entrepreneurs (which included the Minister of Technology for China). Get some seasoned entrepreneurs to come.

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I Quit My Job and Tripled My Income in One Year Without Selling My Soul

Entrepreneur's Handbook

I didn’t hog my skills and knowledge When I get on a call with a potential new client, I don’t hold back any advice?—?even Not everyone agrees with giving away valuable info, and you definitely shouldn’t work for free on the regular?—?but My only advice here is to trust your gut.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Because many great entrepreneurs work with lawyers in registering their companies they have their ear to the pavement on the earliest of company formations.

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