Is your startup just focused on making money or making meaning?

I live and do my business by these values. Guy says….at the core and and the essence of entrepreneurship is about making meaning. From the beginning, your business must be grounded and founded to change the world, make a difference…as they are  the ones that are the most successful. I believe that. ConnectiMass was founded [...]

Quote of the Week

But art, the new, the ability to connect the dots and to make an impact–sooner or later, that can only come from one who creates, not from a teacher and not from a book. – Seth Godin

Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran on the Secret to Handling Rejection as an Entrepreneur

I had to share this. I remember how I used to feel sorry for msyelf when my company’s proposals were rejected or when a seemingly sure thing new client, bailed because of budget or something else. I’d feel like a failure and I’ve been known to sip on warm milo and watch TV for days [...]

I love working in the buzzing environment of a cafe. You? Here’s a mini Kingston guide

Ever since I made the complete move to operating my business virtually i.e. meaning wherever I was, my laptop and my phone and I were, there also was my office. Been doing this for 5 years now with zero regrets,  not even the 10lbs I regained. Lol. But there is just something about a cafe, [...]

Mending Africa’s Tech Skills Gap & Tapping into it’s Youthful Population to Power Innovation in Tech & the African Renaissance

In a rapidly changing technology world, it’s not only important that one understands how to do your current job/technology well but also be exposed to new ones, particularly in open source and cloud computing and mobile development technologies that may not have originated from the enterprise segment or the 10 year old technology used by [...]

Dont Follow Your Passion, Follow Your Effort

This is my the self made billionaire and Shark Tank investorMark Cuban. You know he’s a straightshooting kind of guy. Read this and had to share it. “I hear it all the time from people. “I’m passionate about it.” “I’m not going to quit, It’s my passion”. Or I hear it as advice to students [...]

What Kind of Startup Is Right for You?

Do you dream of the day you can start your own business? Take control of the reins, set your own schedule and make your own decisions? In these days of economic uncertainty when layoffs and unemployment rates dominate the news, the idea of starting a business no longer seems all that much riskier than the [...]

12 Signs That Your Business is Successful

Running a small business can be confusing. Many owners are just successful enough not to go out of business. The path forward is often unclear. Should they keep the business open in hopes of future success or close up shop? What is that moment of truth that tells the small-business owner they will be successful? [...]

12 Pointers To Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur

Found this, love it, had to share. So you decided to go into business for yourself. Well here are twelve critical pointers you will need to succeed in your entrepreneurial venture. 1. Purpose Very simply stated, you need to know what you want to achieve in life and be willing to go after it. 2. [...]

The Entrepreneur’s Credo

Thanks to Wayne Chen, Jamaican entrepreneur for sharing this on Facebook. I had to share it here with you all. I do not choose to be a common man, It is my right to be uncommon … if I can, I seek opportunity … not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen. [...]

The 2 Things About Your Start-up Idea That Actually Matter

Regarding ideas, Google founder and CEO Larry Page has said this: “Even if you fail at your ambitious thing, it’s very hard to fail completely. That’s the thing that people don’t get.”   I’ve found that all too often, founders overlook this. The start-up landscape is littered with examples of less ambitious things people don’t want.  [...]

Why Good Entrepreneurs Borrow, Great Ones Steal [VIDEO]