Posts made in May 16th, 2010

You gotta believe . . .

Posted by Doherty on May 16, 2010 in Entreprenuers | 0 comments

Image via Wikipedia The true test of an entrepreneur is her ability to believe. Every rags to riches story of a successful venture has phrases like “against all odds,” “when others had failed,” etc. Every thing out there is telling us the deck is stacked against us. 8 out 10 companies don’t see their 5th year anniversary. And yet, every year millions of people start businesses . . . And to make matters worse, we are wet behind the ears. Most entrepreneurs aren’t veterans in their own fields. A recent survey of Inc. 500 companies revealed that 40 percent of their founders had no experience in their particular industry before starting their business,...