A sage piece of wisdom from my mentor Keith Ippel that I continue to find myself applying on a regular basis: Be mindful of the lens with which your feedback or advice is coming from. Example 1: If you ask an investor “How much should I typically expect to dilute for my seed round?”, their …
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My dental hygienist was asking for advice for his friends who were thinking of starting their own practices so here it is. This will apply to any healthcare professional who’s out to establish their own practice. If you haven’t already read my post: How to leverage “Hidden Differentiation” to outperform your competitors, start there. The …
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This article is for businesses that: Are hyperlocal – You serve local customers and aren’t able to serve customers virtually. People may be willing to travel for your product/service, but your main clientele is neighbourhood based. Have multiple similar competitors locally. Aren’t differentiated. Find themselves at capacity and unable to serve more customers even if …
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There’s been much hype in 2021 around NFTs, Crypto, and the Blockchain. If you’re still not familiar with the terms, here’s a basic rundown before you jump the bandwagon. Blockchain: This is the foundation of all the above. In simple terms, it is a shared and distributed database that updates all the other databases when …
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I’ve been thrown into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with my recent involvement in the North of AI project and XaiPient. Here are some lessons that may help you better understand the technology behind it. What is AI? If AI conjures up the images like Terminator or the Red Queen from Resident Evil, I’m …
*Free tip here, just trying to help, not clickbait to sell you any program Consultants! Does it take you 3-6 months, or maybe even a year+ to close a project? Here’s a way to drastically shorten your sales cycle: If you aren’t already doing this – STOP trying to sell the whole cow, sell a …
Every YES you say is a NO to something else. It’s important to learn to give a supportive NO in order to make yourself available for other opportunities: I’ve recently had to turn down a teaching engagement, not once, but twice: Didn’t pay well enough. Too time-consuming (transit time) as I would have to facilitate …
With the release of my new book – UnReasonable Transformation, I wanted to share what happened behind the scenes and what I learned if it might help other aspiring writers. Table of contents – click to jump-to Why I wrote it I don’t identify as someone who’s “made it” in life, I’m not a guru, …
From personal experience over 90% of startups underprice their services when they begin. There has been a lot of attention on guiding startups towards finding product-market fit; however, the emphasis on business model fit has been lacking. Yes, it is much more important to achieve product-market fit before even worrying about pricing; however, the disproportionate …
I left my full-time job back in January 2020, right before the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Much has changed in how we do business and I’ve had to also drastically pivot my business a few times to adapt to a changing marketplace. So how have I been? Healthier than ever Having full freedom of …
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