Question for you: what stops you from testing your biz ideas early? What helps?

January 28, 2010

I am really obsessed with the topic of test often and fail fast. I wrote a whole chapter about it in my book, and still feel like I barely scratched the surface.
By “test often and fail fast,” I mean the ability to create a very small prototype or sample of your product or service and [...]

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Guest post by Seth Godin: You are not a cog

January 26, 2010

I have never had a guest post on my blog before. Until now. Seth Godin wrote a special post for EfCN to celebrate the launch of his new book Linchpin. It comes out today — check it out here.

You are not a cog
If you have your own business, you’ve already taken a huge step, [...]

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Registration now open for $100 Business with me and Chris Guillebeau

January 18, 2010

Good morning!
I am excited to give you the registration link for the program I told you about last week that I am co-teaching with Chris Guillebeau.
We will be working intensively with an inaugural group in a month-long program aimed to power-charge your micro business. See all the details here, and if you are interested, grab [...]

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Two specific tools for tuning up your mental game of entrepreneurship

January 16, 2010

Business models, pricing structures and marketing systems are all critical pieces of running a business. It is important to study them and experiment with what works for you.
But do you know what really trips up a lot of entrepreneurs?  The mental stuff. Emotions. Self doubt. Loneliness. Insecurity.
I wrote two articles for American Express Open Forum [...]

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New program for the new year – $100 Business with Chris Guillebeau

January 11, 2010

Happy New Year!
As I mentioned in a post last September (Reduce overwhelm, expand your reach and have more fun with partnerships), I have been working really hard behind the scenes on a number of new programs and partnerships to deliver more value and support to my clients and blog readers. This has added tremendous fun [...]

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Come see the wonderful things my people accomplished this year!

January 5, 2010

The fabulous and inspiring London crew of the Escape from Cubicle Nation Workshop. Photo by my favorite activist entrepreneur , photographer and friend TMS Ruge.
(Note to regular blog readers — my site crashed today, so this is a re-post of the 12/31 original. I lost all the comments, which is a major bummer, but at [...]

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How to choose a business to start

December 11, 2009

In my travels around the country this summer and fall promoting my book, I ran into a lot of people who were frustrated because they had a whole slew of ideas and could not choose which business to start.
Inspired by a great idea seeded by my members of Quickstart to Self-Employment, I shared the concept [...]

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The game changer: a client-centered, natural business model

December 10, 2009

photo by @ChrisLee, art on slide by Jeffery Slim.
Great content does not make a business
Standing on a stage in front of a group of smiling and supportive audience members, I felt on top of my game.
The message resonated, the content was useful and the delivery connected. I had done my job.
Afterward, as I mingled [...]

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We did it! Escape from Cubicle Nation makes both Reader’s/Editor’s Choice Best Small Biz Book of 2009 lists!

December 9, 2009

I am very thrilled to report that with your help, Escape from Cubicle Nation made both the Editor’s Choice and Reader’s Choice Best Small Business Book of 2009 lists at Small Business Trends!
I sincerely appreciate your voting, tweets, Facebook hurrahs, emails and encouragement.
The complete lists are here:
Reader’s Choice Best Small Business Books of 2009
Editor’s Choice [...]

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Tiny steps make major leaps

December 8, 2009

Most of you know by now that I am on a quest to get my mojo back. After five years sitting in front of my computer screen eating Oreos, writing blog posts and producing two kids, I thought it was time to get back in shape.
My first tentative step was to join a gym six [...]

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