Want a Real Life? Be an Entrepreneur — Why Startup Life Beats Corporate
Living the life of an entrepreneur is tough. You work your butt off and get paid almost nothing…
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Articles on Entrepreneurship — from Yu-kai Chou, creator of the Octalysis Framework.
Won first place at the TWiST – LA event and chatted with the Influential Jason Calacanis
Last week I went to Los Angeles and did a pitch at the TWiST – LA event. I…
Burn the Ships: Extreme Risks in Entrepreneurship
Author Credibility: Yu-kai Chou Yu-kai Chou created the Octalysis Framework after studying gamification since 2003 — years before…
Outsourcing to Foreign Countries can sometimes create the Illusion of Saving Money
You found an offshore dev team charging $15/hour. Your local developer charges $80. The math seems obvious, until…
5 Tips for creating a successful Social Networking Site
[Video no longer available — originally a Viddler video on social networking tips] Building a thriving social networking…
The 3 Pillars of Perfect Leadership (Vision, Empathy, Execution)
Throughout my career, I have been leading people who are older than me. In some occasions, these people…
Be Compelling, not Genius
[Editor’s Note: The original video was hosted on Viddler, which has since shut down. The content below captures…
10 Useful Tips for Entrepreneurs and Startups (After Running One Into the Ground)
If you came to this post hoping for “ten clean tips for a clean startup journey,” I’m going…
Gamification in Finding a well-rounded Advisory Board
Some people were curious about how Future Delivery managed to get both the founder of Google Earth and…