Have you ever heard the expression or maybe the excuse, “if only…”? It goes something like this: If only, I had gone to college. If only, I had inherited some money. If only, I had a second chance to work harder in college, I could have gotten a better job. Life seldom offers do-overs. Our […]
Read MoreThe new venture creation process often has business builders focused on the technical and systems aspects of building their organization – getting the product made, hiring staff, finding early customers, locating the business and developing and producing marketing assets. However, in the process, they often overlook important variables (read: people) and adaptive leadership (& emotional […]
Read MoreStarting or building a business can be an emotional roller coaster with some extreme high highs and some really low, lows. Entrepreneurial self-care is real and necessary. Often entrepreneurs experience higher rates of mental illness because they experience loneliness, hopelessness, fear, anxiety, burnout, and depression. All the weight of the business—its success and failure—lies on […]
MoreOlio CEO’s five steps for launching a health-tech startup Ben Forrest, founder and CEO of Olio, offered insights to healthcare entrepreneurs at Connected Health Lab Third Thursday Connections event at The NIIC in Fort Wayne, Ind. He candidly shared the rewards and challenges of launching a digital healthcare startup. His presentation was very timely. Healthcare […]
Read MoreIt takes guts to be an entrepreneur. It is much easier to work for someone else than it is to build your own business. Through passion and persistence, you know it is the way to go. Fear of failure and thinking about what others might think of you weighs on your self-confidence and makes you […]
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