Archive for the “Entrepeneurship” category

Taking Risks and Making Good Decisions

by mikekarnj on May 20, 2010

“Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.” – Thomas Edison Recently, I gave a talk at the Harvest Hobby event about poker, risk taking and decision making. While giving the talk, I slowly realized that no one (…)

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Original Ideas Don’t Exist

by mikekarnj on April 27, 2010

“There are no original ideas. There are only original people.” – Barbara Grizzuti Harrison A couple of weeks ago, I met with a passionate entrepreneur who pitched me an idea that he was working on for the past couple of (…)

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What’s your Calling Card?

by mikekarnj on March 18, 2010

Do you have a billion dollar startup idea? Is it going to be the next Facebook, Paypal, or Google? If you’re an entrepreneur looking to raise capital, it’s almost impossible to raise money for a “small” idea that you might (…)

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Fund That Doesn’t Invest Funds

by mikekarnj on March 4, 2010

“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with” — Jim Rohn Are entrepreneurs born, or are they made? A recent Tech Crunch article argues that entrepreneurs can be made based on a $50M research (…)

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Five Entrepreneurial Lessons from 2009

by mikekarnj on January 3, 2010

2010 is finally here and I think it’s going to be one of the best years yet.  I have friends traveling around the world, raising money for their startup, and others questioning conventions and the status-quo (hopefully to launch their own (…)

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