Scaling up a business is a very different ball game from starting a business. A new level brings with it numerous challenges. If you get it wrong, you will either lose a lot of money, or worse - you might even have to shut down. The best way to avoid some of these mistakes is to listen to leaders who have successfully scaled up and learn from them. To know more about what mistakes one should avoid, we reached out to several leaders who have built and/or grown successful businesses. We asked … [Read more...]
Paperform Review 2019 (With Features, Pricing & Limitations)
Need an easy way to capture customer data online? With the right online form builder, you can quickly log customer data and automate your onboarding processes. These form builders let you create beautiful landing pages, detailed feedback forms and efficient payment pages that easily capture the data you need in seconds. Fortunately, Paperform could be the perfect software to do this.In this article, we’ll review Paperform to help you decide if it’s the right tool for you. This Article … [Read more...]
Four Leadership Lessons Project Managers Can Learn From Minecraft
What does a video game like Minecraft have to do with project management? A lot more than you might expect. It is, after all, a game all about creativity and collaboration. And it can teach you a great deal about how to lead, motivate, and streamline your team. Minecraft is a phenomenal game. Who would have thought a simple java game could ever enjoy such far-reaching, explosive popularity? Who would have expected a game about playing with digital Lego could find uses ranging … [Read more...]
Successful Startup Event Management: Challenges, Tools, & Tactics
There is no argument here - running a startup event is a massive undertaking on multiple levels. Moreover a good event needs an effective online presence and fantastic on-the-ground execution. The dance between marketing and execution can only be accomplished by top notch management. Here’s how to get started and dig into the foundational aspects of effective startup event management. What Influences a Successful Startup Event? Successful startup events rely on three factors … [Read more...]
4 Effective Tips to Encourage Remote Team Engagement
Remote work, work-from-home and work during travel are all popular workplace trends that help employees shape their work schedules to suit their needs. As remote work technology becomes more accessible and affordable, all companies - from small businesses to large enterprises - are offering flexible work as an option. Although off-site employees are equally or even more productive than those working in the office, ensuring that your remote team stays engaged and effective … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why Your Remote Team Needs to Work Out Loud
It’s no secret that the success of a remote team hangs on their communication skills. Not only are you relying on everyone’s self-discipline in getting their tasks done from outside your office, but if they aren’t internally communicating your entire chain of command can quickly break down. I’ve been working remotely for two and a half years now, and in that time I’ve seen many remote workers come and go. Some just weren’t the right fit for our company culture, but the majority were let go … [Read more...]
5 Powerful Productivity Hacks for Entrepreneurs
Dmitry Dragilev is the founder of JustReachOut - a PR tool which currently helps 2000+ entrepreneurs and startups reach out to journalists and get press coverage daily all on their own without the help of PR firms. As an entrepreneur, you probably think more about traction and growth than anything else. However, these is another element that's equally important to your success - your productivity. Entrepreneurs have no shortage of ideas and opportunities but most of them fall … [Read more...]
Beating Procrastination: 72 Successful People Reveal their Most Powerful Tips
Why do today what you can put off till tomorrow? "This isn’t important right now, I will get to it later." "This is too difficult, let’s keep it for next week." "I need to be in the right mood." "I work better under pressure." It comes in various forms (as above), but it has one name. Procrastination: a universal troublemaker and the single biggest productivity killer. If you procrastinate about simple things like picking up your dry cleaning, it might not make too much of a … [Read more...]
4 Valuable Leadership Lessons From My Google Days
I believe that Google is one of the best big companies to work at. They do a great job of building an amazing culture and they really care about their employees. It’s very impressive how they’ve been able to maintain a small company feel, in terms of speed and agility, by keeping the teams small and breaking up the company into several parts. Culture is hard to define in a company, but if everyone seems to have something in common, has the same goals, and functions as one unit, they probably … [Read more...]
A Weird, yet Powerful Productivity Approach from Jurassic Park
Have you seen the classic movie – Jurassic Park? A wildlife amusement park, created to be structured and safe, suddenly turns chaotic and dangerous for the visitors due to small unrelated and unpredictable incidents. Does your productivity suffer the same eventuality? Mine certainly does! I will start the day with great intentions of working through my to-do list. But before you know it, some tiny unplanned event will crop up, like a phone call (I don’t avoid) or the urge to finish laundry … [Read more...]
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