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You are your inner circle: Why you need to surround yourself with dream-makers and...

Who you surround yourself with – both at work and away from work – is very important. The journey to business success can be long...

What matters to you? [CARTOON]

When you do what you are passionate about, you tend to do it well. I think it's everyone's dream to do what they love,...

Be Different

Being different is cool. It helps us to stand out and to be known. Like anything, being in business is about defining your point of difference. Otherwise...

How do you create new ideas? Play this game. Seriously [VIDEO]

If you're feeling a bit stifled or restricted in your thinking, then you have to watch this video. You see, Shimpei Takahashi always wanted to...

If Steve Jobs taught us only one thing, this is it [VIDEO]

And, of course, Steve Jobs has taught us many, many things. Including that sometimes we really don't want faster horses, we want something else completely...

91 year old starts new career as a product designer in Silicon Valley [VIDEO]

IDEO is one of the poster-child companies of Silicon Valley. It was the first, reputable design and innovation firm. IDEO, through using customer-based design thinking,...

Commit to more [CARTOON]

If you aren’t pushing yourself, if you aren’t making some mistakes, are you trying hard enough? Rise to the challenge   Sometimes it's good to commit just...

Crayola crayons turned into high fashion [VIDEO]

Bloomingdales, the New York fashion store, and crayon make Crayola have done something really remarkable. Crayons can be excellent to sketching ideas and for keeping...

Vale Leonard Nimoy: an inspiration to entrepreneurs

Are all entrepreneurs Star Trek fans? Probably not. But many are. Why? Because Spock made it ok to be different. Nimoy's portrayal of Spock touched the...

Dedication, inspiration and a lot of LEGO bricks [VIDEO]

We all love LEGO. I mean, what's not to like. (Except stepping on bricks in bare feet. I don't like that!) With more than 100,000...

Leaders [CARTOON]

Some leaders are born, some leaders are made. And something that true leaders have in common is that people want to follow them, people...

Flattery [CARTOON]

Imitation is meant to be the sincerest form of flattery. But would you be flattered if someone copied you, or your business? We live...

All of Us [CARTOON]

Christmas time is about giving and being thankful. In a business context, I am thankful for the work I do, but also for the...

More Fun [CARTOON]

Life is short. Are you having enough fun? Real fun? The type that makes you really happy? Hopefully we all have some fun in our...

Live Digital [CARTOON]

The Interactive Industry is one where you really have to take an active role in “being” digital. Not just loving digital, but living digital....

Big for Me [CARTOON]

Priorities are one of the things that differentiate people. It’s the varied focus and attention that we put on our family, our work, our...

Being The Best [CARTOON]

If you're good at what you do, being the best isn't too much of a leap. You only have to be a little bit...

Aggressive Growth [CARTOON]

Most companies strive to achieve aggressive growth. It is something that is ultimately a sign of success. But as any entrepreneur knows, it's rarely...

Three things every business can learn from LinkedIn’s company culture

Each company is defined by it. Not many know it by name and many don’t even know it exists! It’s your company culture, your...

Create A Need [CARTOON]

It’s easy to tell people about your product - but it takes a lot more effort to really sell your product to someone. You...
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The personal elevator pitch is an essential tool in the entrepreneur’s utility belt. Your pitch is also essential for success on the web, for placement on landing pages, in emails and blogs. The medium might change but rarely will the structure of an effective pitch. Antony Gaddie is the creator of “the Gaddie Pitch,” an internationally-renowned set of tactics designed to help business owners deliver an effective elevator pitch, time and time again.

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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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