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Five mistakes I made so you don’t have to

In the business of starting a business, making mistakes is inevitable. When I started working on Boot Armour, I had no idea what I...

Redbubble bursts with creativity and proves that art brings in the dough.

Successful entrepreneurs truly come from all walks of life, and you really don’t need to be a techie. Need a real-life example to inspire...

Apptrepreneurs, beware of The App Trap

If you are looking to build an app in the near future, you want to pay close attention to this. There has been so...

Yummia is proof that you should take your hobby seriously

We can never get enough of the hobby-turned-great-business stories. Especially not when it comes to revoluntionary, delicious food. Think wholesome flavours like Date and...

How to go from earning $12 a month to being worth $22 billion [VIDEO]

In his first job, Jack Ma was paid just $12 a month. Now, as the founder and Chairman of Alibaba, he's worth around $22...

Seven of the most disrespectful things people say to entrepreneurs (and how they can...

When you start your entrepreneurial journey, all sorts of people will want to give you advice. Some of it (hopefully) will be good. Some of...

Four things entrepreneurs are really sick of hearing

Entrepreneurship is hard. We all know it and absolutely respect that fact. Entrepreneurs completely devote themselves to their start-up and face different challenges along...

Do you really need a cofounder or can you go it alone? [VIDEO]

Some of the most successful startups and tech companies have have two founders - Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (Apple), Larry Page and Serge...

Where did Elon Musk get his greatest ideas about changing the future of humanity?...

His answer may not come as a big surprise - in the shower. There's something about being in the shower, being relaxed and surrounded by...

Do what you love and, you’ll never work a day in your life ...

I remember hearing this phrase when I was young: "Do what you love and, you'll never work a day in your life." It seemed quite...

Three reasons why growing your business is like creating a snowflake [VIDEO]

Your business, whether it's big or small, starting up or decades old, is like a snowflake. Why? 1. It's unique There is no other business out there...

Check out what this amazing 15 year old entrepreneur has invented [VIDEO]

This invention has the potential to change lives. It was invented by 15 year old Ann Makosinski. It won her the Google Science Fair award...

Flearning 101: How Comixology became the #1 grossing iPad app [VIDEO]

Comixology is the idea of first time entrepreneur and CEO David Steinberger. In this video, he explains how a he refined his business plan...

Terrifying. Addictive. Awesome. What’s it really like being an entrepreneur? [VIDEO]

This video from Google will warm the cockles of every entrepreneur's heart. Incidentally, no one really knows what a 'cockle' is or, why they need...

The lost interview with Steve Jobs: a must watch for every entrepreneur [VIDEO]

It still seems a little impossible to believe that Steve Jobs died just over two years ago. Regardless of what you think of him as...

LinkedIn: it’s the friend of every entrepreneur but, are you using it right?

LinkedIn has long been my favourite social media platform. I joined in October 2006 and was the 7,859,355th member to join. There are now more...

Ten lessons from Dr Seuss on how to be an entrepreneur

I recently decided to start my own business as a virtual CFO. I’m a voracious reader and, as part of launching my business, I...

Fact: the best way to succeed in business is to be in business [VIDEO]

There are a million blogs, courses and people willing to give you advice about starting a business. But, this simple video really sums up the...

Are you an APE? Guy Kawaski’s advice on self publishing a book [VIDEO]

Do I need to introduce who Guy Kawasaki is? Probably but, if you're not sure - check out just some of his life story...

Learning is like eating. You will die without it! [VIDEO]

Beautiful code. Is it just enough that something is programmed to work or should the coding behind it be a work of art? I know people...
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The Top 5 Most Insanely Dumb Mistakes made by Rookie and...

LinkedIn is a professional and commercial platform. What you do on LinkedIn matters: it really matters, and if you’re not careful, your actions can backfire and tarnish your brand and your integrity. We're going to throw out a wild guess and say that you don’t want to get burned by your mistakes. Fair enough. This FREE REPORT from David Hobson has the five most common LinkedIn mistakes and what you can do to avoid them.

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New Zealand’s Xero eyes US IPO, further disruption as subscribers increase...

Xero recently held its annual meeting in Wellington, during which the company revealed some interesting details about its future. As has been widely suspected, the...

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