Why for instance should I be called “Professor Cowen,” but few people would address the person fixing their toilet as “Plumber Jones”? For a long time I have insisted that my graduate students call me “Tyler.” My goal has been to encourage them to think of themselves as peer researchers who might someday prove me…
The highest form of maturity is interdependence, not independence. Success in business [and in life] is a team sport. Weather you are an olympic swimmer, 800 meter distance runner or an author, the people around you, the environment you are in, influences your success. According to the Maturity Continuum by Stephen Covey in his book…
Do I follow my passion or do I look for opportunities that bring lots of money? I don't think this is a mutually exclusive thing. I don't think you are forced to choose only one option and pursue it at the expense of another option. I think you can do both. You can follow your…
I do not think we have a calling. I do think it is possible to have a caring. A calling implies that there is just one thing for you, just one thing you are supposed to do. What we most need in our lives, though, is something worth doing, worth it because we care. There…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLW4jb0H_GA This goalkeeper just won a match against his former team in Uruguay. Instead of celebrating, he invited a fan with Down's Syndrome on to the field to take a penalty kick. It cost you nothing to be kind. Ps: How good was that, well done to everyone for letting it happen.
The spirit of startups is best embodied in music by Jazz. Every next note [or day] is quite unpredictable. Not everyone gets it, so can make many uncomfortable. The room to improvise is unlimited. Miles Davis says: If you’re not making a mistake, it’s a mistake. To be make innovative products, you will make mistakes Find…
Listen to customers.Listen to customers.Listen to customers.Listen to customers.Listen to customers. Listen more than you speak. Always focus on customers and their feedback.
Milwaukee Buck’s star Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked about how he keeps his ego in check despite his many accomplishments at age 26. Here’s an excerpt from his answer: ________________________________________________ “When you focus on the past, that’s your ego: ‘I did this. We were able to beat this team 4-0. I did this in the past. I won…
"They took everything" she says holding back her tears. I just had a mentorship session with one of my entrepreneurs. She does landscaping for a couple of shopping malls and her storage facility was vandalised during the looting that took last week in Gauteng, and she lost everything. Those buggers took everything. Her damage got…
Two areas every founder should be exceptional at: 1. Spreadsheets The ability to play with financial models and projections givens you an insight about performance of your business. If you don't know your numbers you don't know your business. 2. Storytelling Knowing "what" story to tell, and knowing "how" to tell it [where to start…
Here are a few things you can easily compare:The status conferred by your role or company or degree The number of products you delivered;Your carThe amount of press coverage you have receivedThe size of your homeThe number of likes you receive on your social media shares Here are a few things you cannot easily compare:…
3 years ago I had the privilege of being invited to give a TEDx talk in Mahikeng, north-west of South Africa. Even though I knew what I wanted to say, it was struggle to put the talk together. 3 years later, the talk has reached 10,000 views. I have dedicated the work I do, my…
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