Tag Archives: entrepreneurship

Should You Drain Your 401(k) to Start a Business

Posted on June 27, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

The short answer is, no. No because you shouldn’t put all your eggs in your business basket, because it could fail.  However, your 401(k) is a good source of funds. But, money.cnn.com ran a good article this week about using … Continue reading →

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Don’t Leave Money on the Table with this Crash Course in Pricing

Posted on May 2, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Aside from a grammar error in the title, this was a pretty good article in firstround.com. But, we have a few comments (or we wouldn’t blog about it) 1. The usual lack of consideration for perceptual pricing, i.e., how much … Continue reading →

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On Crowdfunding, Watch Out for State Regs

Posted on January 24, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

In talking to one of our clients this morning about crowdfunding, it occurred to me that when doing a listing for debt or, especially, equity, that you be sort of in compliance with state regulations. This topic has also been … Continue reading →

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6 Ways to Track Your Competition’s Marketing Strategy

Posted on May 30, 2013 by asechmentor@gmail.com

6 ways to keep track of competitors, which is one of the essential things you should do Continue reading →

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Late Life Entrepreneuring

Posted on September 23, 2012 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Even in your fifties, you too can start a business Continue reading →

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6 Reasons to Seek External Funding

Posted on September 19, 2012 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Even though you and your partners might be able to fund your business launch, it might still be a good idea to seek external funding. Continue reading →

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The Biggest Credit Card Mistake Entrepreneurs Make

Posted on September 12, 2012 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Odysseus Papadimitriou, writing in entrepreneur.com has an interesting post, but he’s got several mistakes (not just one) in using credit cards that he outlines,all of which are pretty valid. We did a post on this topic a while back, but … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day, World

Posted on July 4, 2012 by asechmentor@gmail.com

history and philosophy of independence day Continue reading →

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Big Vision

Posted on September 24, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

This is the title of a new best seller by the Toren brothers, and while we haven’t read it (our school courses are about the same price), we have a bone to pick with the central idea: big vision. Sure, … Continue reading →

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An Entrepreneurial Fix for the US Economy

Posted on September 3, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We’re borrowing the title from the authors, who originally published it in the Wall Street Journal on August 29th, and based their articles from the Kauffman Institure. We might have wider circulation than either entity, so we’re reblogging the central … Continue reading →

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