Staying in the Zone Staying motivated in business is pivotal. It is the most important emotion an entrepreneur can have. For thousands of entrepreneurs, even the most successful, staying motivated, day in and day out, is a difficult task. The process of building a business …
Africa’s Cowboy Capitalists
I want to share this fantastic documentary appropriately titled, Africa’s Cowboy Capitalists. Ian Cox is a young entrepreneur from the US who moved to Africa because of its incredible and untapped business potential. South Sudan, he says, is the size of Texas and has less …
What’s Your Entrepreneurial Mission?
[Tweet “Success is a byproduct of passion.”] When my son was born, everything changed for me; and that even included my perspective on business. I went from an entrepreneur to a fatherpreneur, meaning: I was more focused, from a business standpoint, on making a positive …
Elon Musk’s Recipe for Entrepreneurial Success
Iron Man? No, More Like Innovation Man The stories that have risen around him have grown to almost epic proportions, especially over the past few years as his triumphs and big ideas have continued to fill the popular press. The names of his projects and …
Ashton Kutcher: A Great Leader for our Youth and Future Entrepreneurs
We’ve written about Ashton Kutcher’s strong business acumen here at Capitalist Creations in the past. He is an extremely successful venture capitalist and started A-Grade Investments, with Ron Burkle and Guy Oseary. The fund was an early investor in many companies we’ve featured here at …
The Greatest Entrepreneur You’ve Never Heard Of
One of North America’s greatest entrepreneurs in the last 50 years recently passed away at the age of 85, after living a truly remarkable life. I was blessed to have gotten to know the man over the last several years, and his influence will stay …
Every Entrepreneur’s Journey Starts with a Business Plan
Before you think I am going to give you the usual five steps ‘to a great business plan’ rundown, let me just say, that’s not going to happen here. Cookie cutter business plans are for wannabe entrepreneurs and whenever one comes across my desk, it …
6 Lessons for Entrepreneurs Courtesy Game of Thrones
What Game of Thrones Can Teach Us As Entrepreneurs Like millions of others, I was glued to my seat during the season finale of Game of Thrones. While I don’t want to ruin the suspense and surprise for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet (I’ll …
Steve Jobs Possessed the Entrepreneurial Leadership Apple Desperately Needs Once Again
The Man Behind the Money Monster In September 2012, the possibilities were literally endless. At that point, Apple (AAPL) had been trading consistently at over $700 a share, the company had literally re-invented three new product markets over the past decade with its iPod, iPhone, …
Richard Branson - You Need to be Bold to make Billions
Bold Risks Breed Great Entrepreneurs One of the most recognizable (aside from wildly successful) entrepreneurs of the past century probably needs no introduction, as his larger-than-life personality has led him to multiple feature articles and television interviews over his ambitious rise to fame and entrepreneurial …