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12 Business Lessons You Can Learn from Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. When current and aspiring tech entrepreneurs are asked who they look up to the most, they give the usual names: Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and maybe a few will mention Bill Gates.
But, unfortunately, there aren’t many who mention Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon. This analytical, methodical, quick-to-laugh brainiac entrepreneur isn’t given the attention he deserves. He doesn’t have the charisma of Steve Jobs, run a car brand like Tesla, get the publicity of Zuckerberg (who had an entire movie devoted to him), or share the wealth of Bill Gates. But, in my view, he deserves to be included with all of these entrepreneurs, perhaps even at the top of the list. Bezos does more than run a retail store. And there’s a lot we can learn from this summa cum laude Princeton graduate. 1. According to Bezos, good entrepreneurs must be stubborn and flexible. Sticking to the vision is the first part, and being flexible about the tactics is the second part. 2. 3. Measure the Experiments. SMEs / 11 Simple Concepts to Become a Better Leader. Trust Can Scale. Following is a guest post from Chris Moody.
Chris is president and COO of Gnip, one of the silent killers in our portfolio. Once the main stream tech press starts noticing Gnip, they will be blown away at how big they got in such a short period of time by just executing. Chris is a huge part of this – he joined Gnip when they were 10 people and has been instrumental in working with Jud Valeski, Gnip’s founder and CEO, to build a mind blowing team, business, and market leadership position. Following is a great email Chris sent me Friday night in advance of the Foundry Group “Scaling Your Company Conference” which we are having this week for CEOs of companies we are investors in that are on the path from 50 to 500 people.
Startups that experience success are typically built upon a strong foundation of trust among the early founders/employees. When companies try to scale, one of the biggest mistakes they make is trying to replace trust with process. Does this new process help us go faster? Stan Richards's Unique Management Style.
Increase Profits In Your Business, Here's 5 Area's To Focus Your Time. Increase Profits in Your Business by Focusing Your Time and Energy on these 5 Profit Drivers… Businesses that increase profits each year thrive.
If your profits aren’t rising, the chances are your company isn’t thriving. You’re probably feeling anxious about cash flow and wonder where your time is going… Here are the only five ways to Increase Profits to help you solve the problem. Before you read on here are some assumptions I’m making; You’re in business and have been for at least a year. Is your profit higher than it was last year? I asked that question, along with several others, in a previous post. Now let’s look at the vital profit drivers in your business and why you are unable to increase profits compared to your efforts. I believe that your profit trend is the single most powerful indicator of your company’s health. Here are the five vital areas to focus on to help you increase profits in your business: 1. Leads – The total number of POTENTIAL buyers of your product or service. Start-up Ideas: Do One Thing & Do It Better Than Anyone Else.
The other day, I received a business plan from a pair of entrepreneurs who are smart, talented, and passionate--exactly the formula you want to see.
I reviewed the plan they sent me (well, OK, just the PowerPoint). And they had a great idea. Interesting enough to keep reading. But when I got to the fifth slide, they had another idea. And then later, another idea. What do you think happens when you try to launch three ideas at once? Instead, you want to be the best at one thing your customers want or need. But that's not all. At ColorJar, my innovation consultancy, I call this finding your "golden purpose. " Be a Complete Success in Business.