Posts Tagged ‘Entrepreneur’
There are ideas and then there are great ideas. The difference between ‘ideas’ which we think of everyday and the occasional great idea, is that great ideas compel us to tell someone and take action. Whether it’s a new way to improve public transit or new method of understanding online customers, great ideas are dangerous …
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One of the most famous quotes in U.S. history is by Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he said that “we have nothing to fear but fear itself.” While the words he spoke are nearly 70 years old, the meaning remains the same. For many of us, fear is our greatest enemy. The fear that Roosevelt refers …
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As the sun begins to set, the work day does not end. Instead, work continues late into the night with sleep the last thing on one’s mind. This is the life I have chosen. — An Entrepreneur As an entrepreneur, if you want to ‘survive’ and make it off the ‘island’, then you must succeed. …
Continue reading →Starbucks: An Icon Of Globalization
June 7, 2009, by Joseph Yi in EconomyWould you ever pay $5.00 for a pack of gum? My guess is that a majority of you would say no. While paying $5.00 for a pack of gum may sound absurd, ‘gourmet’ gum may be just around the corner. With the days of $.50 coffee a thing of the past and cappuccino’s and latte’s …
Continue reading →The Global Startup
April 11, 2009, by Joseph Yi in EntrepreneurOne of the hardest things you can attempt to do is to turn a startup into a successful company. While I wouldn’t go so far as to say the startup I am part of is a success, we have made significant strides toward it. I have heard that startup companies fail for many reasons. From …
Continue reading →From Start to Finish: Watching Your Project Grow
March 18, 2009, by Joseph Yi in EntrepreneurMany adults say that one of the greatest gifts in life is having the opportunity to watch their kids grow from infants all the way to adulthood. While some may say otherwise, there is nothing more rewarding than watching something that you have invested a great amount of time in and watching it flourish. As …
Continue reading →Being A Leader As An Entrepreneur
March 9, 2009, by Joseph Yi in CareerLook in the mirror and what do you see? Do you see a leader or do you see a follower? This is the question that I have been asking college students across the country from some of the best schools in the nation for our internship program. With polished resumes and sometimes rehearsed responses, many …
Continue reading →One Relationship: Two Roads
January 15, 2009, by Joseph Yi in Career, LifestyleAs I enter my third week of the work I have come to the realization that I am an ‘adult.’ Books and midterms have been replaced by meetings and hours of starting at a computer screen. For most, the corporate work path is well suited for them. Working at Future Delivery I have a truly …
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