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Category Archives: Entrepreneurship
Have You Met With My Advisory Board ?
On the eve of critical business decisions or during tough times, I try to imagine what would these great people would mentor me with their valuable suggestions if they were alive and exists in my advisory board. I have read … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Philosophy
Tagged advisory board, Atatürk, Dale Carnegie, matsushita, mentor, Napoleon Hill, Peter Drucker, steve jobs
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A’s hire A’s, B’s hire C’s
One of the Donald Rumsfeld‘s (13th and 21st US Secretary of Defense) rules is: “A’s hire A’s, B’s hire C’s“ which reminds the recruiter to hire the best people, who may even be smarter and more talented than than the recruiter. The … Continue reading
Seven sins that “engineer entrepreneurs” should unlearn?
I am an engineer entrepreneur. I am proud to be an engineer and I use most of the excellent principles of engineering. But there are some habits of engineering that I needed to unlearn to be a better entrepreneur: Seven Habits(**) … Continue reading
Posted in Engineer, Entrepreneurship, Management
Tagged assumption, chaos, constraint, engineer entrepreneur, know how, know who, linear, low hanging fruit, non-linear, order, paradigm, Stephen Covey, trade off, uncertainty
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Etymology of Entrepreneur
Etymology: “Entrepreneur” is a loanword from French: “Entreprende” (a verb in French) means “to undertake“ In Sanskrit, “Antha Prerna” (which sounds close to entrepreneur) means “Self motivated“ Thus, we can deduct that in ancient times when a person is called … Continue reading
What did Peter Drucker said about Entrepreneurship?
Peter Drucker and Entrepreneurship Peter Drucker, who was announced as “The Man Who Invented Management” by BusinessWeek in the article published upon his death, had articulated the practice of Entrepreneurship in his precious book “Innovation and Entrepreneurship”. As an entrepreneur, … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneurship, innovation, Peter Drucker
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To “learn” or to “be”
In order “to learn“, you can listen, observe, act or read. In order “to be“, you must act, act or act. As a person who try to read every books or articles that are worth reading, I can assert that … Continue reading
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Tagged act, execution, experience, implementation
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Myths of an entrepreneur are revealed
Individual does not have necessarily be a shareholder of the company to be regarded as an entrepreneur. On the other hand, person should not be considered as an entrepreneur if she/he does not innovate. For example; an owner of a book … Continue reading
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Tagged boss, entrepr, entrepreneur, founder, innovate, innovation, innovator, intrapreneur, investor, leader, manager, merchandiser, owner, shareholder, trader
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What is the role of luck in Entrepreneurship?
Entrepreneurs DIG… If they are smart enough to find a proper place to dig, they increase their possibility of finding a mine. But they will find a gold mine if they are also luckly. Entrepreneurs FISH… If they are experienced … Continue reading
Knocking the door of success
Although there is no recipe of success, observing the common patterns which successful people follow, can provide useful hints. I recommend the following path: 1) Dreaming: Knocking the door Dreaming is a serious thing because before you dream you need … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, dream, execution, success
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Being a “Linchpin”
Success doesn’t demand a price. Every step forward pays a dividend. The Magic of Thinking Big, by David J. Schwartz Today, while I was reading a great (and free) ebook of Seth Godin, I remembered David Schwartz quote that “success does … Continue reading
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Tagged David Schwartz, Linchpin, Seth Godin, success, Thinking Big
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