Category Archives: Entrepreneurship

Theranos: A Cautionary Tale

Posted on December 28, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Our compliments to the Wall Street Journal for exposing the mess there is at what could be a blockbuster company. It appears Ms. Holmes ignored all or most of the tenets of starting a company, which we’ll repeat here, for the … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Want to Be An Entrepreneur: Sallie Krawcheck.

Posted on December 15, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

This is the time of the year when things are slowing down, and maybe, just maybe you’re thinking about starting a business. Sallie Krawcheck, who used to be a high ranking officer with Citibank, and one of the highest ranking … Continue reading →

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How to Fix the Small Business Lending Process

Posted on December 2, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We recently applied for a small business loan through One Main Financial, which was approved in 24 hours, but the interest rate was up there with the credit cards, so we turned it down. As a result, One Main invited … Continue reading →

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The Risk of Reviews

Posted on November 5, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We’re in the 4th quarter of most companies’ fiscal year, to managers up and down the chain are thinking about doing or getting performance reviews. The Wall Street Journal had a useful article on this topic a few days ago, and we’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in company culture, customer service, Entrepreneurship, firing, Hiring, supervision | Tagged Entrepreneur, Hiring, personnel reviews, Small Business, solutions forum | Leave a comment

Radical New Idea: Middle Managers

Posted on October 28, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Some months ago, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal about a company (Treehouse) that had NO middle managers, believing that its people were sufficiently motivated that they didn’t need them. This plan was fine until the business grew, probably … Continue reading →

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How Google’s Rules Can Work In Your Office

Posted on September 15, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Well, my alma mater, Wharton School, has come up with a useful post that we can reblog. It’s a little unfocused, but that’s why we try to put it into a less than five page format. My impression is … Continue reading →

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Workplace Democracy Gets Ambushed

Posted on July 30, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

I was watching Gunslingers last night on the AHC, and it seems that Wild Bill Hickock has been reincarnated as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The title comes from the Wall Street Journal, which has outlined the latest ambush … Continue reading →

Posted in ceo, Entrepreneurship, firing, Hiring | Tagged entrepreneurship, Hiring, national federation of indeprendent businnesses, national labor relations board, nfib, nlrb, Small Business | Leave a comment

How Senior Leaders Can Connect with Front Line Workers

Posted on July 28, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

This was the title of an October 14th, 2014 article in Smart Briefs, and I thought it deserved both some comment and wider distribution. Here are the methods: 1. Distributed leadership. Push leadership down through your company to your direct … Continue reading →

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Put a Dollar Value on Your Time

Posted on July 22, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

The Wall Street Journal is getting more like Entrepreneur every day, but since their circulation dwarfs all the other business rags, it’s good to see them doing articles that help small business entrepreneurs. The thrust of this article is to … Continue reading →

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