Category Archives: Entrepreneurship

Do You Have A Company Culture?

Posted on October 3, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

You might be reading all the articles on company culture that have appeared lately and wonder, ‘what’s MY company culture’? Yes, you have one, and it’s based on a bunch of things, that you can observe: Do I have people … Continue reading →

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Donald and Hillary

Posted on September 29, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

OK, so now Donald knows what to expect. We expect him to attack Herself much more vigorously….he’s got enough material for the next two debates if the moderators cooperate and don’t ask Hillary softball questions. There’s one point that everyone … Continue reading →

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Bravo Soros (sort of)

Posted on September 20, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

The Wall Street Journal had an article by George Soros entitled ‘Why I’m Inventing $500 Million in Migrants’ today, and it’s sort of interesting. No, Soros didn’t promise to pay $500 million in resettlement costs. After the usual blather about … Continue reading →

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News You Can Use (with a Little Research)

Posted on August 23, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

It occurred to me that I’ve never outlined in a blog the articles I give to my groups and clients to the electronic public, so here goes (we hope to do this towards the end of every month): The Industrial … Continue reading →

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You Can Do It!

Posted on August 19, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We just had an interesting new joiner of Solutions Forum….an ex-con who started his clothing design business with $50 in a shack behind his house, because no one would hire him as a screen printer/designer. He actually conceived the business … Continue reading →

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The Trump Meltdown

Posted on August 3, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Donald can win the presidency by being more focused. Here’s how. Continue reading →

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You Forgot the Product or Service and Price

Posted on July 28, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

I’m not sure what’s being taught in marketing classes these days, but Smita Singh, writing in the Huffington Post (I didn’t know they covered business) has some new ‘P’s in the marketing equation: Purpose, Positioning, Personality. Wow. Several marketing mavens … Continue reading →

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What’s the Most Important Leadership Skill?

Posted on July 25, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Entrepreneur published this article some months ago, and it languished on my pile of things to comment on, but better late than never: Do (or have done before) what you’re asking others to do; Trust and empower your employees. Authentic, vulnerable, … Continue reading →

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The Intern

Posted on July 19, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

As you may recall, this was a movie starring Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway. Not a great movie as movies go per se, but it has some hidden meaning for management and startups. The nominal story is that a president … Continue reading →

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Four Essential Elements of a Power USP

Posted on June 15, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We have a course on this topic in The American School, which fleshes out these ideas, but reading this blogpost is even faster than taking the course. In case you don’t know, USP stands for Unique Selling Proposition, or what … Continue reading →

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